Church of San Juan (San Juan, La Union) (San Juan)

Philippines / Ilocos / Ili / San Juan
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CHURCH OF SAN JUAN, SAN JUAN. What is now San Juan was accepted in 1590 by the Augustinians as the mission of Barato that was later renamed as San Juan Bautista. The first recorded church was severely damaged by an earthquake in 1707, has been rebuilt, and is now the present church. Fr. Cipriano Marcilla (OSA) initiated building the convent in 1871 while Fr. Manuel Arguelles (OSA) had the church restored in 1895.
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Coordinates:   16°40'9"N   120°20'17"E
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