The Virac Cathedral
by Kheem Caparas on July 20, 2012Visitors who have made the trip to Virac are sure to marvel at the fascinating stained glass windows of the Church of The Immaculate Concepcion at the heart of the town.
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St. Andrew the Apostle Church
by Kheem Caparas on July 20, 2012For ages, the church of St. Andrew the Apostle has given the people of the quiet town of San Andres in Catanduanes a place for worship and introspection, as well as a source of pride as being one of the oldest churches in the area.
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Our Lady of Sorrows Chapel and the Mystical Image
by Kheem Caparas on July 20, 2012According to beliefs, the sacred mystical image of “Dolor” (Our Lady of Sorrows) was found colorfully imprinted/etched on a piece of stone near a flooded stream in the forest in the remote and sparsely populated sitio of Batong Paluay about few kilometers from the poblacion (town proper) in the municipality of San Andres a hundred years ago.
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St. James the Greater Parish Church
by Kheem Caparas on July 20, 2012This church, in 1720-25 has never been substantially rebuilt. It succumbed to the earthquake of January 11, 1928. Its east wall was ripped beyond repair and ugly cracks were opened in several places.
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Batalay Shrine: The Story of the Augustinian Priest, Holy Cross, and Holy Water
by Kheem Caparas on July 20, 2012The site is where the first cross was planted in Catanduanes and was built over the burial place of Augustinian priest Fray Diego de Herrera who died in barangay Batalay in 1576. A spring of clear water sprouted near the cross, believed to have healings powers, which the natives regarded as an unusual phenomenon.
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