The Convent of Palo

Location: Palo, Leyte

Category: Buildings/Structures

Type: House of worship

Status: Level II – Historical marker

Marker Date: 1954

Installed By: Philippines Historical Committee (PHC)

THE CONVENT OF PALO

CONSTRUCTED BY THE JESUITS, THE FOUNDERS OF THE CHURCH OF PALO, 1596. TAKEN OVER BY THE AUGUSTINIANS, 1768; BY THE FRANCISCANS, 1843. REPAIRED BY FR. AGUSTIN DE CONSUEGRA, 1850; BY FR. PANTALEON DE LA FUENTE, 1896. USED AS PROVINCIAL CAPITOL, FEBRUARY, 1899 TO MARCH, 1901, BY COL. AMBROSIO MOJICA, GOVERNOR OF LEYTE. HOUSED THE FIRST SEMINARY OF PALO, 1925.

Tags: 1954, Buildings/Structures, House of Worship, Leyte, No photo available, Region VIII, The Convent of Palo