Church of Camalaniugan

Location: Camalaniugan, Cagayan (Region II)
Category: Buildings/Structures
Type: House of Worship

Status: Level II - Historical marker
Marker date: 1939

Installed by: Philippines Historical Committee (PHC)

Marker text:

CHURCH OF CAMALANIUGAN

THE ECCLESIASTICAL ADMINISTRATION OF CAMALANIUGAN WAS ACCEPTED BY THE DOMINICANS ON JUNE 15, 1596. THE CHURCH AND THE CONVENT WERE DESTROYED BY FIRE IN 1719. THEY WERE REBUILT BUT WERE DESTROYED AGAIN BY THE TYPHOON OF OCTOBER 7, 1845. THE SILK WEAVING INDUSTRY RECEIVED GREAT IMPETUS WHEN THE PARISH PRIEST, REV. FRANCISCO ROJANO, O.P., INTRODUCED EUROPEAN LOOMS IN 1737.