Orion Church

Roman Catholic church in Bataan, Philippines
Church in Bataan, Philippines
14°37′18″N 120°34′35″E / 14.6215981°N 120.5762655°E / 14.6215981; 120.5762655LocationBataanCountryPhilippinesDenominationRoman CatholicHistoryStatusParish churchFounded1667Founder(s)Father Jose Campomares, OPDedicationSaint Michael the ArchangelArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitectural typeChurch buildingStyleBaroqueCompletedAfter 1852SpecificationsMaterialsBrick, Sand, Stone, Gravel, Cement, Steel, ConcreteAdministrationDivisionVicariate of St. Michael the ArchangelProvinceSan FernandoMetropolisSan FernandoArchdioceseSan FernandoDioceseBalangaParishSaint Michael the ArchangelClergyArchbishopFlorentino G. LavariasBishop(s)Sede VacantePriest(s)Fr. Abraham SP. Pantig

The Saint Michael the Archangel Parish Church, commonly known as Orion Church, is a 16th-century, Baroque Roman Catholic church located at Brgy. San Vicente, Orion, Bataan, Philippines. The parish church, dedicated to Saint Michael, the Archangel, is under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Balanga. A marker bearing the brief history of the structure has been installed in its façade by the National Historical Committee, precursor of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines. The current priest of the parish church is Fr. Abraham SP. Pantig.

Parish and architectural history

Church PHC historical marker

Orion was established by the Dominican Priests on April 30, 1667. The present-day 19th-century church was built by Father Jose Campomanes, OP after an earthquake in 1852 which destroyed the previous structure.[1]

Architecture and ornamentation

Exterior

The church façade is of barn-style Baroque, a style that has been described as typically found in most Spanish-era churches in the Philippines. It features side pillars capped by urn-like finials, pilasters that divide the façade into five segments and cornices that divide the expanse of the wall into two levels. The pediment is semi-arched and ends into two small volutes before tapering down to the sides. It is adorned by a framed saint's niche flanked by two hexagonal windows. A concrete porte cochere has been added later into the structure. To the left of the church rises the four-level, slender belfry. The two uppermost levels are octagonal and are pierced with rectangular, circular and semicircular arched campanile windows.[1]

Interior

The main altarpiece or retablo, which was done in the early 18th century, is done in Rococo style.[2]

  • Church interior in 2017
    Church interior in 2017
  • 18th century altarpiece featuring the seven archangels and a tableau of the Holy Family
    18th century altarpiece featuring the seven archangels and a tableau of the Holy Family

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Galende, OSA, Pedro (2007). Philippine Church Facades (1st ed.). Manila, Philippines: San Agustin Museum. p. 115. ISBN 9789710724338.
  2. ^ Noche, Manuel Maximo (2010). Retablo: The Living Shrines of Faith. Makati, Philippines: Filipino Heritage Festival, Inc. p. 27. ISBN 978-971-94877-0-8.

External links

  • Media related to Saint Michael the Archangel Parish Church (Orion, Bataan) at Wikimedia Commons
  • Orion Church on Facebook
  • Official Website of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Balanga
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