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The '''Santa Ana Parish Church''', commonly known as the '''Piddig Church''', is a [[Roman Catholic]] [[parish church]] in [[Piddig]], [[Ilocos Norte]], [[Philippines]]. Originally a "visita" of Dingras, it was raised into a independent parish in 1810.<ref name=Piddig>{{cite book|last1=Galende|first1=Pedro|title=Angels in Stone|date=1987|publisher=G.A Formoso Publishing|pages=349-350|edition=1st|accessdate=2 April 2015}}</ref>. In September 2014 the 200-year old church of Saint Anne Parish in Piddig, Ilocos Norte was closed for public worship after it was deemed unsafe.<ref name="Piddig Church closed">{{cite news|author1=Rainier Marquez|title=200-year old church closed|url=http://www.cbcpnews.com/cbcpnews/?p=41709|accessdate=2 April 2015|publisher=CBCP News|date=September 23, 2014}}</ref>
'''Saint Anne Parish Church''', commonly known as '''Piddig Church''', is a [[Roman Catholic]] [[parish church]] in [[Piddig]], [[Ilocos Norte]], [[Philippines]]. It is under the jurisdiction of the [[Diocese of Laoag]]. Originally a ''[[chapel of ease|visita]]'' of [[Dingras]], it was raised into an independent parish in 1770.<ref name=DelaTorre186 /> In September 2014, the 200-year-old church of Saint Anne Parish in Piddig, Ilocos Norte was closed for public worship after it was deemed unsafe;<ref name="Piddig Church closed">{{cite news|author1=Rainier Marquez|title=200-year old church closed|url=http://www.cbcpnews.com/cbcpnews/?p=41709|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209115057/http://www.cbcpnews.com/cbcpnews/?p=41709|url-status=usurped|archive-date=February 9, 2015|access-date=April 2, 2015|publisher=CBCP News|date=September 23, 2014}}</ref> it reopened in 2019 after 5 years of renovation.<ref name="PNAGovPH-RestorationCompleted" />

==History==
[[File:Piddig Church historical marker.jpg|thumb|left|Church [[National Historical Commission of the Philippines|NHC]] historical marker installed in 2019]]

Piddig was originally a ''visita'' or mission station of Dingras in 1598. It became an independent parish under the patronage of [[Saint Anne]], Mother of the [[Mary (mother of Jesus)|Blessed Virgin Mary]] in 1770.<ref name=DelaTorre186 /> Father Isidro Campaner became its first parish priest.<ref name="Galende">{{harvnb|Galende|1987|p=}}</ref> The church of Piddig was built also on that same year. During the [[Philippine–American War]], the church was occupied by five-man team of Filipino [[guerrilla]]s who repulsed early American attacks.<ref name=DelaTorre187 /> It was also razed during the [[Japanese occupation of the Philippines|Japanese Occupation]]. On March 19, 1932, the tower was crippled by an earthquake. The damage was repaired by Monsignor Arsenio Pacis in the same year.<ref name="Galende"/>

The 21st Infantry of the American forces later occupied the church complex during [[World War II]]. Piddig became the military capital of Ilocos Norte.<ref name=DelaTorre186 /> All church records, the convent, [[sacristy]], and furniture went up to flames when the Japanese Imperial Forces raided and burned the town. In 1965, restoration work was done in the facade and the interior of the church.<ref name="Galende"/> The convent now houses the parochial school, Saint Anne Academy, during the term of Father Manuel Aspiras.<ref name=MB>{{Cite news|url = http://www.mb.com.ph/piddig-wants-204-yr-old-church-declared-national-heritage-structure/|title = Piddig wants 204-yr-old church declared national heritage structure|last = Lazaro|first = Freddie|date = November 8, 2014|work=[[Manila Bulletin]]|access-date = April 4, 2015}}</ref><ref name="DelaTorre188">{{harvnb|Dela Torre|2006|p=188}}</ref>

===Closure and restoration===
[[File:Santa Ana Church Piddig1.JPG|left|thumb|The church and its [[bell tower]] in 2015 prior to restoration]]

The church was closed for public worship after it was deemed "unsafe" after liturgical rite presided over by Laoag Bishop Renato P. Mayugba on September 14, 2014.<ref name="Piddig Church closed"/> According to Father Ericson Josue, the Commission Head of the Church Heritage of the diocese, the foundation of the church has been discovered to be weak to carry the massive walls of the edifice.<ref name="Piddig Church closed"/> The local government of Piddig is planning to sought the church to be declared a heritage structure after the [[National Commission for Culture and the Arts]] and [[National Historical Commission of the Philippines]].<ref name=Inq>{{cite news|title=Heritage tag for 204-yr-old church sought|url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/642053/heritage-tag-for-204-yr-old-church-sought|access-date=April 4, 2015|newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]|date=October 2, 2014}}</ref> The church was reopened in 2019 after 5 years of renovation.<ref name="PNAGovPH-RestorationCompleted">{{cite news |last1=Adriano |first1=Leilanie |title=Restoration of 209-year-old Ilocos church completed |url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1071312 |access-date=July 24, 2024 |work=[[Philippine News Agency]] |date=June 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190619190402/https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1071312 |archive-date=June 19, 2019}}</ref>

==Features==
[[File:Santa Ana Church Piddig4.JPG|thumb|left|Church interior in 2015]]

The church of Piddig is located on top of a hill with a big central stairway, and stone and brick fence.<ref name="DelaTorre187">{{harvnb|Dela Torre|2006|p=187}}</ref> The [[facade]] is inspired by the [[Society of Jesus|Jesuit]] [[Church of the Gesù|Church of Il Gesu]] in [[Rome]] built in 1568.<ref name="DelaTorre186">{{harvnb|Dela Torre|2006|p=186}}</ref> It has huge [[buttress]]es that serves as columns and [[volute]]s on the [[pediment]]. It still has the original wooden [[pulpit]] and a central [[retablo]] with the image of the patron saint, [[Saint Anne]] holding [[Blessed Virgin Mary|Mary]] on her lap.<ref name=MB /> Its bell tower is now largely in ruins.<ref name="Legarda 133">{{harvnb|Legarda|1960|p=133}}</ref>

The cemetery at the back of the church, now in ruins, is attributed to Father Felipe Fernandez.<ref name=DelaTorre187 />

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==Notes==
{{reflist}}

== Bibliography ==
{{refbegin}}
*{{cite book|last1=Dela Torre|first1=Visitacion|title=The Ilocos Heritage|date=2006|publisher=Tower Book House|location=Makati City|isbn=978-971-91030-9-7}}
*{{cite book|last1=Galende O.S.A|first1=Pedro|title=Angels in Stone|date=1987|publisher=G.A. Formoso Publishing|pages=345–347|edition=1st}}
*{{cite journal|title = Colonial Churches of Ilocos|last = Legarda|first = Benita|date = 1960|journal = Philippine Studies|issue = 1|volume = 8|pages = 121–158|publisher = Ateneo de Manila University }}
{{refend}}

==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline}}
* {{Facebook|100091076198350}}


{{Roman Catholic Diocese of Laoag}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}


[[Category:Roman Catholic churches in Ilocos Norte]]
[[Category:Roman Catholic churches in Ilocos Norte]]
[[Category:Spanish Colonial architecture in the Philippines]]
[[Category:Churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Laoag]]

Latest revision as of 14:50, 18 September 2024

Piddig Church
Saint Anne Parish Church
The fully restored church seen from the church patio in 2019
Piddig Church is located in Luzon
Piddig Church
Piddig Church
Location in Luzon
Piddig Church is located in Philippines
Piddig Church
Piddig Church
Location in the Philippines
18°09′58″N 120°43′00″E / 18.166084°N 120.716679°E / 18.166084; 120.716679
LocationPiddig, Ilocos Norte
CountryPhilippines
DenominationRoman Catholic
History
Founded1810 (as a Parish)
DedicationSaint Anne
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeChurch building
StyleBaroque
Completed2019 (from renovation during 2014 closure)
Closed2014
Specifications
MaterialsBricks and wood
Administration
ArchdioceseNueva Segovia
DioceseLaoag
Parish1810
Clergy
ArchbishopMarlo Mendoza Peralta
Bishop(s)Renato Mayugba

Saint Anne Parish Church, commonly known as Piddig Church, is a Roman Catholic parish church in Piddig, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. It is under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Laoag. Originally a visita of Dingras, it was raised into an independent parish in 1770.[1] In September 2014, the 200-year-old church of Saint Anne Parish in Piddig, Ilocos Norte was closed for public worship after it was deemed unsafe;[2] it reopened in 2019 after 5 years of renovation.[3]

History

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Church NHC historical marker installed in 2019

Piddig was originally a visita or mission station of Dingras in 1598. It became an independent parish under the patronage of Saint Anne, Mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary in 1770.[1] Father Isidro Campaner became its first parish priest.[4] The church of Piddig was built also on that same year. During the Philippine–American War, the church was occupied by five-man team of Filipino guerrillas who repulsed early American attacks.[5] It was also razed during the Japanese Occupation. On March 19, 1932, the tower was crippled by an earthquake. The damage was repaired by Monsignor Arsenio Pacis in the same year.[4]

The 21st Infantry of the American forces later occupied the church complex during World War II. Piddig became the military capital of Ilocos Norte.[1] All church records, the convent, sacristy, and furniture went up to flames when the Japanese Imperial Forces raided and burned the town. In 1965, restoration work was done in the facade and the interior of the church.[4] The convent now houses the parochial school, Saint Anne Academy, during the term of Father Manuel Aspiras.[6][7]

Closure and restoration

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The church and its bell tower in 2015 prior to restoration

The church was closed for public worship after it was deemed "unsafe" after liturgical rite presided over by Laoag Bishop Renato P. Mayugba on September 14, 2014.[2] According to Father Ericson Josue, the Commission Head of the Church Heritage of the diocese, the foundation of the church has been discovered to be weak to carry the massive walls of the edifice.[2] The local government of Piddig is planning to sought the church to be declared a heritage structure after the National Commission for Culture and the Arts and National Historical Commission of the Philippines.[8] The church was reopened in 2019 after 5 years of renovation.[3]

Features

[edit]
Church interior in 2015

The church of Piddig is located on top of a hill with a big central stairway, and stone and brick fence.[5] The facade is inspired by the Jesuit Church of Il Gesu in Rome built in 1568.[1] It has huge buttresses that serves as columns and volutes on the pediment. It still has the original wooden pulpit and a central retablo with the image of the patron saint, Saint Anne holding Mary on her lap.[6] Its bell tower is now largely in ruins.[9]

The cemetery at the back of the church, now in ruins, is attributed to Father Felipe Fernandez.[5]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Dela Torre 2006, p. 186
  2. ^ a b c Rainier Marquez (September 23, 2014). "200-year old church closed". CBCP News. Archived from the original on February 9, 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Adriano, Leilanie (June 3, 2019). "Restoration of 209-year-old Ilocos church completed". Philippine News Agency. Archived from the original on June 19, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c Galende 1987
  5. ^ a b c Dela Torre 2006, p. 187
  6. ^ a b Lazaro, Freddie (November 8, 2014). "Piddig wants 204-yr-old church declared national heritage structure". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  7. ^ Dela Torre 2006, p. 188
  8. ^ "Heritage tag for 204-yr-old church sought". Philippine Daily Inquirer. October 2, 2014. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  9. ^ Legarda 1960, p. 133

Bibliography

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  • Dela Torre, Visitacion (2006). The Ilocos Heritage. Makati City: Tower Book House. ISBN 978-971-91030-9-7.
  • Galende O.S.A, Pedro (1987). Angels in Stone (1st ed.). G.A. Formoso Publishing. pp. 345–347.
  • Legarda, Benita (1960). "Colonial Churches of Ilocos". Philippine Studies. 8 (1). Ateneo de Manila University: 121–158.
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