Church of Iriga

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Location: Iriga, Camarines Sur (Region V)
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 IRIGA

THE FIRST CHURCH WAS BURNED IN 1585. THE SECOND CHURCH WAS DAMAGED BY A TYPHOON AND DESTROYED BY FIRE. THE THIRD CHURCH, CONSTRUCTED IN 1727, WAS ALSO BURNED IN 1841. THE PRESENT CHURCH, TOGETHER WITH THE TWO BELFRIES, WAS CONSTRUCTED SHORTLY AFTERWARDS.

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