Quipayo Church

Quipayo Church
Quipayo Church
Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Parish Church
Parroquia De La Inmaculada Concepcion (Spanish)
	Church facade in 2014
	Quipayo Church Location in Luzon Quipayo Church Location in the Philippines
	13°41′56.832″N 123°12′3.701″E / 13.69912000°N 123.20102806°E
Location	Calabanga, Camarines Sur
Country	Philippines
Denomination	Roman Catholic
History
Status	Parish church
Dedication	Immaculate Conception
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	National Historical Landmark
Designated	1979
Architectural type	Church building
Completed	1616; 408 years ago
Administration
Archdiocese	Caceres

Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Parish Church, also known as Quipayo Church, is a Roman Catholic church located in Calabanga, Camarines Sur, Philippines. It is under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Caceres.

The original church was established by Franciscan missionaries in 1578^[1] and was made of wood and nipa;^[2] in 1616, a brick structure was built to replace it.^[3] The church's facade was made of ladrillo, a kind of rockhard, reddish-brown brick.^[4]

The National Historical Commission of the Philippines declared the Baroque church a national historical landmark in 1979.^[1]

Gallery

Church NHI historical marker installed in 1979
Church interior in 2014
Altar
Church gate

References

^ ^a ^b "Simbahan Parokya ng Quipayo". National Registry of Historic Sites and Structures (in Filipino). National Historical Commission of the Philippines. Archived from the original on February 29, 2024. Retrieved February 27, 2024. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ "Filipinas Heritage Library | Biblio". www.filipinaslibrary.org.ph. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
^ Admin, Bicolmail Web (May 2, 2019). "HISTORICAL LANDMARK". bicolmail. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
^ "Our Lady Immaculate Conception Parish Church, Quipayo, Calabanga, Camarines Sur". Philippine Faith and Heritage Tours. Retrieved February 15, 2024.

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[NHCPGovPH-1] "Simbahan Parokya ng Quipayo". National Registry of Historic Sites and Structures (in Filipino). National Historical Commission of the Philippines. Archived from the original on February 29, 2024. Retrieved February 27, 2024. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[2] "Filipinas Heritage Library | Biblio". www.filipinaslibrary.org.ph. Retrieved February 15, 2024.

[3] Admin, Bicolmail Web (May 2, 2019). "HISTORICAL LANDMARK". bicolmail. Retrieved February 15, 2024.

[:0-4] "Our Lady Immaculate Conception Parish Church, Quipayo, Calabanga, Camarines Sur". Philippine Faith and Heritage Tours. Retrieved February 15, 2024.

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