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| A TRIO OF ANTIQUE SAN ROQUE IN A RETABLO FRAGMENT |
One of the grandest churches in the Philippines is also
one of the most visited in Manila—the San Agustin Church, founded by the pioneering Augustinian order and
the third structure built on the site. It was completed in 1607, based on the
design of Juan Macias, and originally named Iglesia de San Pablo. Over the
years, the colonial church suffered from the Bristish sack of Manila in 1762,
and a series of destructive earthquakes that toppled one tower in 1880. It was
turned into a concentration camp during the 2nd World War by the
Japanese and sustained major damages, leaving the monastery in ruins. It was
rebuilt after the war and the monastery was restored as a museum in the 1970s,
which houses some of the most incredible ecclesiastical artifacts. The museum grounds are regularly utilized for exhibits of religious art, including the anique santo collection
of noted collector Don Gregorio Araneta.
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| SAN AGUSTIN |
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| INMACULADA CONCEPCION |
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| SAN AGUSTIN |
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| ST. PETER, a copy of the bronze statue in the Vatican |
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| ECCE HOMO, from Cebu, on exhibit |
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| STO. TOMAS DE VILLANUEVA |
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| SAN JUAN DE SAHAGUN |
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| STA. MONICA |
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| NTRS. SRA. DE LA CONSOLACION Y CORREA |
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| STA, RITA DE CASCIA |
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| STO. SEPULCRO |
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| SAN JOSE Y NINO JESUS |
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| CALVARIO |
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| VIRGEN DELA CORREA PAINTING |
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| SAN AGUSTIN |
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| SAN ESTEBAN MARTIR |
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| JESUS CARRIES THE CROSS, ICON |
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| SAN AGUSTIN |
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| CRUCIFIXION OF CHRIST AT CALVARY |
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| SAN MIGUEL ARCANGEL |
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| STA. MONICA |
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| CRUCIFICIXION OF CHRIST |
