Cebu Island has a lot of historical structures that age more than a century old and are considered as Cebu heritage sites. Most of these structures were churches. For this content, I will be sharing the structure of Nuestra Señora del Patrocinio de Maria Parish or simply the Boljoon Church. I turned these photos into Black and White because I believe it somehow incorporates the monotone color with old structures, especially like this church that was made from stones.
These photos will be my entry as well for the #monomad challenge of @monochromes.
In the above photo is a structure that was built in the year 1940 located just a few steps away from the Boljoon Church. It is a two-level structure that was made from concrete and wood on the upper level. The structure is known by locals as "Escuela Catolica" believed to be the place for religious teachings for children of young age and used as a primary school at some point in its early years.
Within the compound of Nuestra Señora del Patrocinio de Maria Parish or Boljoon Church, there is this information about the church the year it was established.
Here is the brief history of the church based on what is written on the concrete stand.
It became a visita or chapel of ease of Carcar in 1599, with the small chapel being dedicated to the patronage of the Virgin Mary. It was elevated to a parish on October 31, 1690, by Father Francisco de Zamora, Provincial of the Augustinians, as a result of the increasing number of Christians in the area. The decision was implemented upon the appointment of Father Nicolás de la Cuadra as its first parish priest on April 5, 1692. By 1732, the Augustinians proposed to leave Boljoon owing to a shortage of priests they eventually left on September 27, 1737. The administration of Boljoon was later transferred to the Jesuits. The Augustinians regained Boljoon in 1747, under an arrangement by which they ceded the settlements of Liloan, Cotcot, and Maraling to the Jesuits.
source: Wikipedia
The church is still in its pristine architecture as it is well preserved by the local government of the town. Though it was once hit by an earthquake way back in 2013 that endure quake damage, with the public and private individual's help gradually the church was restored to its original structure, and seemed there's no trace of damage at all.
