Miagao Church | |
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Santo Tomás de Villanueva Parish | |
Saint Thomas of Villanova Parish Church | |
Parokya ni Santo Tomas de Villanueva (Filipino) | |
![]() The church in August 2024 | |
Location in the Visayas | |
10°38′31″N 122°14′08″E / 10.641881°N 122.235527°E | |
Location | Miag-ao, Iloilo |
Country | Philippines |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 1731 |
Dedication | St. Thomas of Villanueva |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | World Heritage Site |
Designated | December 11, 1993 |
Architectural type | Church building |
Style | Baroque-Romanesque |
Groundbreaking | 1787 |
Completed | 1797 |
Specifications | |
Number of towers | 2 |
Materials | Adobe, Limestone, Coral |
Administration | |
Archdiocese | Jaro |
Deanery | Saints Philip and James[1] |
Parish | Santo Tomás de Villanueva |
Clergy | |
Priest(s) | Rev. Fr. Raul D. Dayaday |
Assistant priest(s) | Rev. Fr. Fremar P. Silva |
Official name | Church of Santo Tomas de Villanueva |
Part of | Baroque Churches of the Philippines |
Criteria | Cultural: (ii)(iv) |
Reference | 677bis-004 |
Inscription | 1993 (17th Session) |
Extensions | 2013 |
National Historical Landmarks | |
Official name | Miagao Church |
Designated | August 1, 1973 |
Reference no. | No. 260, s. 1973 |
The Santo Tomás de Villanueva Parish, also known as Miagao Church, is a Roman Catholic church located in Miagao, Iloilo, Philippines. It is under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Jaro. The church was declared as a UNESCO World Heritage Site on December 11, 1993, together with San Agustin Church in Manila; Nuestra Señora de la Asuncion Church in Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur; and San Agustin Church in Paoay, Ilocos Norte under the collective title Baroque Churches of the Philippines, a collection of four Baroque Spanish-era churches.[2]
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