Sunday, August 18, 2013

Sta. Monica Church

Sta. Monica Parish Church, commonly known as the Sarrat Church, is a Catholic parish church in the poblacion (Brgy. San Leandro) of the town of SarratIlocos Norte in the Philippines, about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) east of Laoag City, the capital of the province. It was built in 1779 and was originally known as San Miguel Church. The Sta. Monica Church complex includes the convent connected to the church by an elevated three-level brick stairway.
The parish church of Sta. Monica is renowned as the largest church in the whole Ilocos Norte province, most especially the length of thenave. In June 1983, the church was the setting for the grand wedding of Gregorio Araneta and Irene Marcos, the daughter of then President Marcos.

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