Candon Church

{{Short description|Roman Catholic church in Ilocos Sur, Philippines}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox church | name = Candon Church | full_name = Saint John of Sahagun Parish Church | other_name = | native_name = {{native name|fil|Parokya ni San Juan de Sahagun}} | native_name_lang = | image = File:FvfCandonChurch9359 09.JPG | image_size = | imagelink = | alt = | landscape = | caption = Church facade in 2014 | pushpin_map = Luzon mainland#Philippines | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | map_caption = Location in Luzon##Location in the Philippines | coordinates = {{coord|17.19325|120.44930|format=dms|dim:30_region:PH_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | location = Candon, Ilocos Sur | country = Philippines

| denomination = Roman Catholic | previous_denomination = | churchmanship = | website =  | founded = 1591 | founder = Augustinians | dedication = Saint John of Sahagun | dedicated = | consecrated = | events = | status = Parish church | functional_status = Active | heritage_designation = | designated = | architect = | architectural_type = Church building | style = Earthquake Baroque | groundbreaking = | completed = | construction_cost = | closed = | demolished =

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| parish = | archdiocese = Nueva Segovia | metropolis = | diocese = | province = Ecclesiastical Province of Nueva Segovia | archbishop = Marlo Mendoza Peralta | bishop = | rector = | vice-rector = | vicar = | priest = }}

'''Saint John of Sahagun Parish Church''', commonly known as '''Candon Church''', is a Roman Catholic church in the city of Candon, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. It is under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia. Constructed with an Earthquake Baroque design, the church's four-storey octagonal bell tower has an alternating open and blind apertures, a balustrade and is topped by a {{lang|it|campanile}} (bell tower).

==History== thumb|left|National historical marker unveiled in 2016

In 1591, the Augustinians accepted Candon as a house while Father Pedro Bravo, OSA initiated building one of the early churches in 1695. It was severely damaged in the 1707 earthquake that struck the country, but was rebuilt under the supervision of Father Jose Carbonel, OSA until 1710, and Father Diego del Castillo, OSA until 1713.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Layug|first1=Benjamin|title=A tourist guide to notable Philippine Churches.|date=2007|publisher=New Day Publication|location=Quezon City}}</ref>

==Features== One of the highlights of this church are the two painting on canvas almost {{convert|150|ft|m}} long, representing the 20 Mysteries of the Holy Rosary. It is said to be the longest religious painting in the Philippines. Father Vincente Avila, his cousin Mel Andino (an arts teacher), and Andino's student Redentor Castillo initiated the painting project; the painting was unveiled in December 2007.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tuazon |first1=Gloria A. |title=Art and advent in Candon, Ilocos Sur |url=https://nordis.net/2007/12/10/z/general/art-and-advent-in-candon-ilocos-sur/ |access-date=July 24, 2024 |work=Northern Dispatch |date=December 10, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240724082930/https://nordis.net/2007/12/10/z/general/art-and-advent-in-candon-ilocos-sur/ |archive-date=July 24, 2024}}</ref>

<gallery widths="175px" heights="200px"> File:Candon church interior.JPG|Church interior in 2009 File:FvfCandonIlocosSur9397 26.JPG|Church nave from the sanctuary showing the ceiling paintings </gallery>

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==External links== * {{Commons category-inline}} * {{Facebook|SanJuanDeSahagunParish20}}

Category:Roman Catholic church buildings in Ilocos Sur Category:Churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia Category:Jubilee churches in the Philippines