HISTORY OF OLD CHURCH OF PALAPAG

ITINATAG NG MGA HEWISTA BILANG MISYON NG CABO DE ESPIRITU SANTO SA HILAGANG

SAMAR SA PATRONATO NG NUESTRA SENORA DE LA ASUNCION 1605. IPINATAYO ANG UNANG
SIMBAHAN NA YARI SA KAHOY AT NIPA. DITO NAGSIMULA ANG HIMAGSIKAN NIAGUSTIN
SUMOROY NA LUMAGANAP SA IBANG BAHAGI NG SAMAR AT LEYTE, HUNYO 1, 1649. TINAPOS
NI IGNACIO ALCINA S.J ANG SIMBAHANG HUGIS KRUS KUMBENTO AT KUTA NA YARI SA
KORALES AT BATO BILANG TANGGOLAN SA MGA PIRATA 1663. DITO TUMOLOY ANG MGA
HEWISTA, PRANSISKANO AT DOMINIKANO NA LULAN NG GALYONG “CONCEPTION” NA
DUMAONG SA PALAPAG 1666. ISINAILALIM SA PAMAMAHALA NG MGA PARING
PRANSISKANO NOONG 1768-1941.HULING GINAMIT NANG MATAPOS ANG BAGONG
SIMBAHAN, MGA TAONG 1970. IPINATAYO SA HARAPAN NITO ANG MALAKING KRUS BILANG
ALAALA SA IKA- 400 NA TAONG PAGKAKATATAG NG KRISTYANISMO SA HILAGANG SAMAR
1995.

INTERVIEW 3 GENERATION ABOUT THE

HISTORY OF PALAPAG
QUESTION: WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE
OLD CHURCH OF PALAPAG
1ST GENERATION:
RUFINA B. QUIBAL
THE RUINS OF THE OLD CHURCH ARE STILL IN THE POBLACION, NEXT TO THE NEW CHURCH
BUILT IN 1980’S. THE ANCIENT CHURCHHAD BEEN DESTROYED AND REBUILT SEVERAL TIMES
IN THE PAST, INCLUDING THE DURING SUMOROY’S REVOLT IN 1649. FR. FRANCISCO ALCINA
CHRONICLES THIS IN HIS BOOK HISTORICAL DE LAS I LAS E INDIOS VISAYAS. HE PERSONALLY
ADMINISTERED THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE CHURCH 10 YEARS AFTER SUMOROY’S
BLOODY UPRISING.

2ND GENERATION:
EVA G. ORIO
THE HISTORIC OLD CHURCH OF PALAPAG WAS BUILT IN 17 TH CENTURY BY PALAPAGNONS
UNDER THE DIRECTION OF JESUITS MISSIONARIES. THIS WHERE SPANISH FRIARS WERE
SLAINED BY SUMOROY WHICH SET OFF THE SUMOROY REVOLT.

3RD GENERATION:
SYLVIA B. LIWANAG
THE OLD PALAPAG CHURCH WAS THE SECOND RESIDENCE FOUNDED BY THE JESUITS, WHERE
RELIGIOUS SUPERIORS LIVED AND WHICH MEMBERS OF THE RELIOUS COMMUNITY IN THE
IBABAO REGION CALLED HOME AFTER VISITING DIFFERENT PLACES TO UNDERTAKE
MISIIONARY WORK.