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Argao Church, Cebu
Saint Michael church in Argao is one of the oldest in Philippines with elaborated wall paintings depicting biblical scenes mainly angels and demons.
By 1690, Argao was listed as a visita of Carcar. Fr. Ignacio de Olave was assigned to the parish in 1734 and took possession of it in 1735. Argao’s first titular was St. Michael the Archangel, later changed to Nuestra Señora de la Consolación. The convento and the present church, the second or possibly the third, was by Fr. Mateo Perez who was parish priest from 1803-36. However, other authors attribute the construction of the church to the previous parish priest, Fr. Francisco Espina (1782-98) and the year 1783 engraved on the arch of the right transept seems to confirm this statement.
Argao Church, Cebu
Saint Michael church in Argao is one of the oldest in Philippines with elaborated wall paintings depicting biblical scenes mainly angels and demons.
By 1690, Argao was listed as a visita of Carcar. Fr. Ignacio de Olave was assigned to the parish in 1734 and took possession of it in 1735. Argao’s first titular was St. Michael the Archangel, later changed to Nuestra Señora de la Consolación. The convento and the present church, the second or possibly the third, was by Fr. Mateo Perez who was parish priest from 1803-36. However, other authors attribute the construction of the church to the previous parish priest, Fr. Francisco Espina (1782-98) and the year 1783 engraved on the arch of the right transept seems to confirm this statement.