The province of Batangas is composed of 3 cities and 31 municipalities. Ecclesiastically, the whole province falls under the Archdiocese of Lipa. This post features twelve churches in nine towns of the province of
Batangas. The churches include: 1) St. Thomas Aquinas Parish Church in Santo Tomas;
2) The National Shrine of Sto. Padre Pio in San Pedro, Sto. Tomas; 3) The
Metropolitan Cathedral of San Sebastian in Lipa; 4) Immaculate Conception
Parish Church of Bauan; 5) The Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in
Batangas City; 6) the Parish of the Most Holy Trinity and Shrine of the
Glorious Cross in Pallocan West, Batangas City; 7) San Isidro Labrador Parish
Church in Cuenca; 8) Invencion de la Sta Cruz Parish Church of Alitagtag; 9)
Archdiocesan Shrine of St. Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face in Sta.
Teresita; 10) Basilica of St. Martin of Tours in Taal; 11) Our Lady of Caysasay
Shrine in Brgy. Labac, Taal; and 12) St. Raphael the Archangel Parish Church in
Calaca. We also added the Miraculous Well of Sta. Lucia in Brgy. Tatlong Maria
in Taal.
These
churches were visited on different occasions. The first two churches were visited when I happen to pass by the
place in going to one convent in San Pablo City. The Cathedral of Lipa I
visited during the episcopal consecration of Bp. Maralit of Boac, Marinduque.
The rest of the churches where visited in a span of two days on a Palm Sunday
and the Saturday before it. The churches of Taal and Caysasay were first visited
by me on another occasion.
ST. THOMAS AQUINAS PARISH CHURCH
SANTO TOMAS, BATANGAS
STO. PIO NATIONAL SHRINE
SAN PEDRO, SANTO TOMAS, BATANGAS
METROPOLITAN CATHEDRAL OF SAN SEBASTIAN
C.M. RECTO AVENUE, LIPA CITY, BATANGAS
Episcopal consecration of Bp. Maralit, the new bishop of the diocese of Boac, Marinduque. |
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION PARISH CHURCH
BAUAN, BATANGAS
BASILICA OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
BATANGAS CITY
Different paintings of the angels on the walls of the church. |
PARISH OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY
SHRINE OF THE GLORIOUS CROSS
PALLOCAN WEST, BATANGAS CITY
SAN ISIDRO LABRADOR PARISH CHURCH
CUENCA, BATANGAS
INVENCION DE LA STA. CRUZ PARISH CHURCH
ALITAGTAG, BATANGAS
The church was still under construction in I first visited it in 2016.
ARCHDIOCESAN SHRINE OF ST. THERESE OF THE CHILD JESUS AND THE HOLY FACE
STA. TERESITA, BATANGAS
BASILICA OF ST. MARTIN OF TOURS
TAAL, BATANGAS
OUR LADY OF CAYSASAY SHRINE
QUEEN OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF LIPA
BRGY. LABAC, TAAL, BATANGAS
MIRACULOUS WELL OF STA. LUCIA
Brgy. Tatlong Maria, Taal
A spring-fed well where two women saw the reflection of the Virgin of Caysasay . It is now known as the Miraculous Well of Sta. Lucia. Since its discovery,many have attested hat the spring water has miraculous healing and therapeutic powers.
ST. RAPHAEL THE ARCHANGEL PARISH CHURCH
CALACA, BATANGAS
The convento built in the old style by the DMCI. |
The garden at the back of the church of Calaca featuring different statues of saints. |
A pregnant Mary. |
Mary breastfeeding her child Jesus. |
The beach in Calaca. |
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