Saint Vincent Ferrer Church is an old Roman Catholic church and National Cultural Treasure located in the town of Calape, Bohol, Philippines. It is also sometimes called Calape Church.
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History
Saint Vincent Ferrer Church became a parish in 1802, and it would become the mother parish of Catigbian Church, Pangangan Church, and Tubigon Church. The present-day church replaced an old place of worship, and it was built from 1933 to 1954. It houses a bell cast in 1690 that is reportedly from Parian Church in Cebu which was torn down in 1879.
Cakaoe Church was damaged in the aftermath of a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck the island on October 15, 2013, and it was one of the churches reported to have been restored in 2021.
Heritage
Calape Church was declared a National Cultural Treasure by the National Museum of the Philippines in May 2023.
Architecture
Calape Church is adorned with Gothic pointed arches. Its portico is aligned with and occupies the entire length of the facade, it is made of a colonnade with white reliefs of interlacing arches, a base, and a defined capital. The arcade (three arches in front and one on either sides) is embellished from the architrave, cornice molding, scrollwork reliefs, four-lobed motif circumscribed by a circle at each apex, and contiguous horizontal ornamental relief. The piers are extended to the pediment through pilasters of similar decoration that divide the facade into three vertical panels. The upper register bears intricate adornments, three pointed arches enclosing two rectangular glass windows, lintels, two pointed arches, and a circumscribed quatrefoil rotated by 45 degrees. Above the decor are relief decors.
The uppermost register contains a pointed arch pediment with crockets and rose opening with ornate openwork. It is flanked by belfries bounded by pilasters culminating in crocketed pinnacles. Each belfry has valley roof upon which contains a rose window and below are a pair of arch openings with balustrade, and it terminates in a pyramidal roof. In the ground level the entrance reflects the ornamentation of the front-facing portico through pilasters and three blind arches, the middle one containing the entrance doorway above which is the statue of the patron and the other two flanking it with windows similar to the one found in the upper register.
Celebration
The feast of St. Vincent Ferrer is held every May 10th in a town-wide celebration called Pahinungod Festival.
Services
Holy hour and confession are scheduled every first Thursday.
Mass schedule
Below is the weekly mass schedule of Saint Vincent Ferrer Church in Calape, Bohol from November 18, 2024 to November 24, 2024. Please reach out to the church for an updated schedule. Additionally, you may also want to view mass schedules of churches in Calape.
Monday
- 5:45-6:45 AM
Tuesday
- 5:45-6:45 AM
Wednesday
- 5:15-6:15 PM
Thursday
- 5:45-6:45 AM
Friday
- 5:45-6:45 AM
Saturday
- 5:45-6:45 AM
Sunday
- 6:00-7:00 AM
- 8:00-9:00 AM
- 3:00-4:00 PM
- 5:00-6:00 PM
Church information
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Name | Saint Vincent Ferrer Church in Calape, Bohol |
| Other Names | Calape Church |
| Address | Calape, 6328 Bohol |
| Country | Philippines |
| Contact | (038) 507-9536 |
| web.facebook.com | |
| Religion | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Status | Parish |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu |
| Diocese | Diocese of Tagbilaran |
| Vicariate | Vicariate of St. Vincent Ferrer |
| Patron | Saint Vincent Ferrer |
| Feast day | May 10 |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | 1954 |
| Age since completed | 70 years |
| Builder | Eliseo Josol y Villamor, Rosalio Real y Oppus |
| Style | Gothic |
Nearby Churches
- Holy Cross Church in Cawayan, Tubigon, Bohol
- Our Lady of Fatima Chaplaincy in Marawis, Valencia, Bohol
- Our Lady of Fatima Church in Pangangan, Calape, Bohol
- Saint Augustine Church in Sagbayan, Bohol
- Saint Michael the Archangel Church in Clarin, Bohol
- San Isidro Labrador Church in Tubigon, Bohol
- St. Isidore the Farmer Church in San Isidro, Bohol
- St. John of the Cross Church in Cahayag, Tubigon, Bohol
- St. Joseph Church in Nahawan, Clarin, Bohol
References
- Jose, Regalado Trota (2001). Visita Iglesia Bohol: A Guide to Historic Churches. National Commission on Culture and the Arts. Manila, Philippines. ISBN 9718140166, 978-9718140161
- Oaminal, Clarence Paul (June 26, 2019). The old congressional districts of Bohol. The Freeman. Retrieved July 11, 2022
- Jose, Regalado Trota. Bohol Churches. National Commission on Culture and the Arts. Manila, Philippines. Retrieved July 11, 2022
- 10 quake-hit Bohol churches restored: Bishop Uy. The Bohol Chronicle. October 19, 2019. Retrieved July 13, 2022
- Calape Church. Filipinas Heritage Library. Retrieved July 13, 2022
- Matus, Carmel Loise (April 17, 2014). After quake, makeshift churches welcome pilgrims in Bohol. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved July 13, 2022
- Patinio, Ferdinand (October 15, 2020). 21 churches damaged in 2013 Bohol quake restored. Philippine News Agency. Retrieved July 13, 2022
- All set for Calape town fiesta. The Bohol Chronicle. May 3, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2022
- Calape sets Pahinungod as feastday highlight. Philippine Information Agency. April 4, 2006. Retrieved July 13, 2022
- Quennie Sanchez-Bronce, Honey Jarque Loop and Daniel Carpentier. Your Guide to Bohol, Philippines. PDP Digital Inc, Cebu/Manila (2006). ISBN 190847492. Retrieved July 13, 2022
- Dela Cerna, Madrilena. Parian in Cebu. National Commission for Culture and the Arts. Retrieved July 13, 2022
- Ferdinand Patinio. San Vicente Ferrer Parish declared ‘national cultural treasure’. Philippine News Agency. May 11, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2023