Santiago Apostol Parish Church, Betis Church - WÁWÂ / GUAGUA (CENTRAL LUZON (REGION III))

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Santiago Apostol Parish Church, Betis Church - WÁWÂ / GUAGUA (CENTRAL LUZON (REGION III))

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Description The St. James the Apostle Parish Church (Kapampangan: Parokya nang Santiago Apostol; Spanish: Iglesia Parroquial de Santiago Apóstol), commonly known as Betis Church, is a Baroque-style church located in the Betis District of Guagua in Pampanga, Philippines under the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Fernando. The church was established in 1607 and dedicated to Saint James the Greater, the Apostle. It was declared a National Cultural Treasure by the National Museum and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts...
In the bell tower, there is a big bell and four smaller ones. One of the small bells bears the inscription of Fray Manuel Camañes, 1891 and Fundicion de Hilario Sunico (who had a famous foundry in San Nicolas, Manila). Sunico is a well-known bell caster and metal master (metalsmith) of old Manila.

Card editor LLOP i BAYO, Francesc

Updating 24-09-2022

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  • FVELASQUEZ, Ramon (10-11-2012)
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    PersonVideoDateDuration
    ROYAL BELLS PHILIPPINES Papal Nuncio, dumayo sa basan ng Guagua para basbasan ang bagong kampana ng Betis Church 29-07-2022 04:18
    ROYAL BELLS PHILIPPINES Ringing the newly installed Betis volteo bell at the tower 23-09-2022 02:28

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