Immaculate Conception Parish Church

(Balayan)
The Parish Church of Immaculate Conception,
(Spanish: Iglesia Parroquial de la Inmaculada Concepcin) also known as Balayan Church, is Parish Church in
the town of Balayan, Batangas in the Philippines, within
the Archdiocese of Lipa. The church is listed as a National Cultural Treasure as its construction was supervised by Filipino Seculars during the Spanish Colonial
Period.[1]

church underwent repairs. In 1875 the archbishop authorized the purchase of a retablo mayor, pulpit, acheros, and
other decorations for the church. Planks of narra were
used for the oor of the nave, while blue and white tiles
were tted to the main altar.[2] An extension was added
behind the church to serve as an antesacristy in 1878.
The decorative iron grilles were put around the atrium
in 1887. The camapanario was repaired in 1892 with
bricks instead of stones used for the upper second and
third stories.[2]

Church history

Construction of the cemetery on the hill was commenced

in 1857. The chapel and rows of niches were built in
In 1575 the Augustinians made Balayan a visita of Bom- 1887. Erosion in 1896 necessitated the further forti[2]
bon, now Taal. Balayan originally comprised what are cation of the walls on the sides of the hill.
now the independent towns and parishes of Nasugbu, After the revolution the Recollects were replaced by FilLian, Calatagan, Tuy, and Calaca. In 1578, however, ipino Seculars who were later driven out by the American
this territory was turned over to the Franciscans who in troops in 1900 and stayed in the church for at least a year.
turn passed Balayan to the Jesuits in 1591.[2] In 1591,
the church was constructed and blessed by. Fr. Pedro
Chirino, S.J.[3] In 1795, a new stone church was blessed
and dedicated in honor of the Immaculate Conception, 2 The Old Cota
the Patroness of Balayan. In 1876 the parish was turned
over to the Augustinian Recollects, who remained until Balayan church complex originally had stone fortications as a measure against pirates who have sacked the
the outbreak of the Revolution.[2]
town at least three times. After a raid in 1754, a stone
cota or fort was erected with the church and convent
inside.[2] To guard the bay, a small fortication was also
constructed on top of a hill on the other end of the town.[2]
This fortied church survived well in the nineteenth century; the walls of the cota were taken down probably
about the same time as those of Bauan and Batangas, in
the 1840s.[2]
Old convent of the Balayan Church now used by the
Immaculate Conception College Balayan
Walls of the Old Cota of Balayan Church
Nave of Balayan Church

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In 1857, a new convent of strong materials was nished.

The old convent, on the other side of the patio was demolished, its tiles used for the ermita for the cemetery
which was being constructed.[2] In 1870, the second and
third levels of the belfry, as well as the upper level of the
convent had to be demolished due to damages cause by
earthquakes. A temporary chapel was built while the big

[1] The Restoration of 26 Philippine Churches. National

Commission for Culture and the Arts (Philippines). 2011.
Retrieved 9 May 2014.
[2] Villegas, Ramon (2002). Lumang Simbahan Ancestral
Churches of Batangas. Batangas - Forged in Fire. Ayala
Foundation.

[3] History. Balayan Local Government Website. Retrieved 26 May 2014.

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