Church of Nabua

NHCP Photo Collection, 1939

Location: Nabua, Camarines Sur

Category: Buildings/Structures

Type: House of Worship

Status: Level II: Historical marker

Marker Date: 1939

Installed By: Philippines Historical Committee (PHC)

CHURCH OF NABUA

THIS TOWN DATES FROM 1578. BUILT IN 1578. THE FIRST CHURCH WAS BURNED IN 1610. THE SECOND CHURCH, CONSTRUCTED IN 1611 WAS DESTROYED BY A TYPHOON. THE THIRD CHURCH WAS ERECTED BETWEEN 1630 AND 1656. THE PRESENT CHURCH, COMPLETED IN 1700, WAS UNROOFED BY A TYPHOON IN 1875, BUT REPAIRED IN 1878. THE BELFRY WAS DAMAGED BY AN EARTHQUAKE IN 1850 BUT REPAIRED BETWEEN 1890 AND 1894.

Tags: 1939, Buildings/Structures, Camarines Sur, Church of Nabua, House of Worship, Level II, Region V