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History. The community of Santa Maria must have been already an organized settlement before the Spaniards came to the Philippines. When Captain Juan de Salcedo conquered the Ilocos in 1572, they found out that the people were already engaged in a brisk trade and commerce with the Japanese and the Chinese.
Aug 1, 2020 · UNESCO World Heritage Site. Santa Maria Church inscribed its name in the UNESCO world heritage sites on December 11, 1993, as a part of the four Baroque Churches in the Philippines. It was identified as a heritage site for its massive architecture and fortress-like appearance.
The Archdiocesan Shrine of Our Lady of the Assumption (Spanish: Santuario Arquidiocesano de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción), commonly known as the Santa Maria Church and Santa Maria Pro-cathedral, is a Roman Catholic shrine in Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur, Philippines.
Jan 29, 2019 · A UNESCO World Heritage and one of the four beautiful baroque churches in the Philippines lies behind the town of Sta. Maria in Ilocos Sur. Situated in the town center and sitting on top of a hill is Santa Maria Church, also known as The Church of Our Lady of Assumption.
Apr 29, 2022 · The Church of Nuestra Señora de la Asuncion, commonly known as Santa Maria Church in Ilocos Sur is one of the 4 baroque churches in the Philippines designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Santa Maria’s fortress-like, earthquake Baroque-style Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, together with the convent and separate bell tower, were built on roughly 1.25 hectares on a 19 m. (60 ft.) high hill surrounded by a 1.6 m. thick defensive retaining wall on all sides like a fortress, The wall is augmented by stone buttresses every 10 m..
Also known as Santa Maria Church, Sta. Maria Asunta Church or Simbahan iti Asunta in Ilocano, it was built in 1810 on a narrow hill surrounded by a defensive wall overlooking the town's poblacion (town proper).
