Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Heritage Alert : St. Aloysius Gonzaga Church an on-going obstruction

St. Aloysius Gonzaga Church popularly know as  San Luis Gonzaga Church is one of the oldest churches you will find in the culinary capital of the Philippines, Pampanga.

St. Aloysius Gonzaga Church
 St. Aloysius Gonzaga Church was no information exists as to when the church was built, but it must have been completed in the late 18th century. In 1883, the church was restored by Fr. Isidro Bernardo, which then had the following dimensions: 56 meters long, 13 meters wide and 11 meters high. The church convent was expanded by Fr. Francisco Diaz in 1877. Today, San Luis Church is one of the few churches in the province that retains its old-world authenticity, even after assiduous restorations, one as recent as 1984 done on the retablo mayor, undertaken by Fr. Jacobo David.
The façade is heavily stone-laden, with spiraling stone buttresses and symmetrical twin belfries with marked Baroque influences. The historian Mariano A. Henson recorded the existence of 4 bells, inscribed with the names of Nstra. Snra, de la Correa (dated 1859), San Juan Evangelista (dated 1789) and San Jose (dated 1843). The fourth bell dates from June 1939.[1]


But as of now there was something on-going in the perimeter of San Luis Gonzaga Church in San Luis, Pampanga, according to Francis Musni facebook account, "the pictures sent in by concerned townsfolk it appears that the concrete fence work being laid out around the church grounds is not only inconsistent with the low-fence set-up of this heritage church, but it will also unduly hinder and obstruct a clear view of the church."

Here some of the photo regarding what happening right now in the perimeters of  St. Aloysius Gonzaga Church.









[UPDATE]

According again to Mr. Francis Musni , "it appears that they are  putting up a store along the fence!"


To my fellow Kapitbayahan, what can you say regarding : St. Aloysius Gonzaga Church an on-going construction? Care to share with us.

Source:
[1] http://viewsfromthepampang.blogspot.com/2008/07/92-pampangas-churches-san-luis-gonzaga.html
First picture of St. Aloysius Gonzaga Church from Headlinegl
Second set from Francis Muni

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