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Orion Church

Orion Church
Saint Michael the Archangel Parish Church
Parokya ng San Miguel Arkanghel (Filipino)
Church facade in 2017
Orion Church is located in Luzon
Orion Church
Orion Church
Location in Luzon
Orion Church is located in Philippines
Orion Church
Orion Church
Location in the Philippines
14°37′18″N 120°34′35″E / 14.6215981°N 120.5762655°E / 14.6215981; 120.5762655
LocationBataan
CountryPhilippines
DenominationRoman Catholic
History
StatusParish church
Founded1667
Founder(s)Father Jose Campomares, OP
DedicationSaint Michael the Archangel
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeChurch building
StyleBaroque
CompletedAfter 1852
Specifications
MaterialsBrick, Sand, Stone, Gravel, Cement, Steel, Concrete
Administration
DivisionVicariate of St. Michael the Archangel
ProvinceSan Fernando
MetropolisSan Fernando
ArchdioceseSan Fernando
DioceseBalanga
ParishSaint Michael the Archangel
Clergy
ArchbishopFlorentino G. Lavarias
Bishop(s)Sede Vacante
Priest(s)Fr. Abraham SP. Pantig

Saint Michael the Archangel Parish Church, commonly known as Orion Church, is a 16th-century, Baroque Roman Catholic church located at Brgy. San Vicente, Orion, Bataan, Philippines. The parish church, dedicated to Saint Michael, the Archangel, is under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Balanga. A marker bearing the brief history of the structure has been installed in its façade by the National Historical Committee, precursor of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines. The current priest of the parish church is Fr. Abraham SP. Pantig.

History

Church PHC historical marker installed in 1939

Orion was established by the Dominican Priests on April 30, 1667. The present-day 19th-century church was built by Father Jose Campomanes, OP after an earthquake in 1852 which destroyed the previous structure.[1]

Architecture and ornamentation

Exterior

The church façade is of barn-style Baroque, a style that has been described as typically found in most Spanish-era churches in the Philippines. It features side pillars capped by urn-like finials, pilasters that divide the façade into five segments and cornices that divide the expanse of the wall into two levels. The pediment is semi-arched and ends into two small volutes before tapering down to the sides. It is adorned by a framed saint's niche flanked by two hexagonal windows. A concrete porte cochere has been added later into the structure. To the left of the church rises the four-level, slender belfry. The two uppermost levels are octagonal and are pierced with rectangular, circular and semicircular arched campanile windows.[1]

Interior

The main altarpiece or retablo, which was done in the early 18th century, is done in Rococo style.[2]

  • Church interior in 2017
    Church interior in 2017
  • 18th century altarpiece featuring the seven archangels and a tableau of the Holy Family
    18th century altarpiece featuring the seven archangels and a tableau of the Holy Family

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Galende, OSA, Pedro (2007). Philippine Church Facades (1st ed.). Manila, Philippines: San Agustin Museum. p. 115. ISBN 9789710724338.
  2. ^ Noche, Manuel Maximo (2010). Retablo: The Living Shrines of Faith. Makati, Philippines: Filipino Heritage Festival, Inc. p. 27. ISBN 978-971-94877-0-8.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_Church