Church of Tanauan, Leyte
Location:
Tanauan, Leyte (Region VIII)
Category:
Buildings/Structures
Type: House of Worship
Status: Level II – Historical marker
Marker Date:
1949
Installed By:
Philippines Historical Committee (PHC)
CHURCH OF TANAUAN, LEYTE
CONSTRUCTED BY THE JESUIT MISSIONARIES, 1704, AND TURNED OVER TO THE AUGUSTINIANS, 1768–1843. REPAIRED AND ENLARGED 1850–1860 BY FR. FRANCISCO DE PAULA MARQUEZ WHO ADDED A TRANSEPT AND SURROUNDED THE PREMISES WITH THICK ROCK-WALL HAVING A WATCH TOWER ON EACH FOUR CORNERS FOR DEFENSE AGAINST PIRATES. WITHSTOOD HURRICANE AND TIDAL WAVE OF 1897.
