Mabolo church traces its origins to the town called Talamban, now part of Cebu City. Talamban became a town in 1600. A chapel was built there under the patronage of San José.
In 1850, Talamban (Mabolo) became an independent parish. That year a new church of wood on a masonry base was built. A convent of wood and stone in 1866 but together with the church was badly damaged by a typhoon in 1877 and an earthquake in 1882.
The present convento traces to the 1866 structure but the church has been rebuilt and the facade altered. The present church combines Neo-gothic and Classical elements.
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