NHCP Photo Collection, 2020
Church of San Nicolas
Location:
San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte
Category:
Buildings/Structures
Type: House of worship
Status: Level II – Historical marker
Marker Date:
1952
Installed By:
Philippines Historical Committee (PHC)
CHURCH OF SAN NICOLAS
FOUNDED 1584 BY THE AGUSTINIAN MISSIONARIES. ORIGINAL CHAPEL WAS OF MASONRY WITH A THATCH ROOF. RECONSTRUCTED 1811–1830. FATHER VICTORIANO GARCIA ALONSO ERECTED THE TOWER, 1895–1897. OCCUPIED BY REVOLUTIONISTS, 1898; BY AMERICAN FORCES, 1899; AND PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENT CHURCH, 1900–1901.
