The Convent of Palo
Location:
Palo Cathedral, 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.
