Carcar City, Cebu, Philippines
Carcar Church, known as St. Catherine's Church, is the second oldest church in Cebu. Fr. Antonio Maglano, the parish priest of Carcar at the time, started building the church in 1859. However, it took six years before it was finished. Another priest, Fr. Manuel Fernandez took the credit for the present design of the church, admired for its byzantine architecture, Greco-Roman altar, and twin- bell towers having a minaret shape similar to Muslim mosques.
Like most old Spanish churches in the Philippines, the St. Catherine's Church is fronted by the town plaza, a well-maintained place for community gathering, celebration and other social functions.
Carcar, a component city under the Province of Cebu, is located approximately 40 km south of Cebu City. It is bounded on the north by San Fernando, on the south by Sibonga, on the west by Barili and Aloguinsan and on the east by the Bohol Strait.
Like most old Spanish churches in the Philippines, the St. Catherine's Church is fronted by the town plaza, a well-maintained place for community gathering, celebration and other social functions.
Carcar, a component city under the Province of Cebu, is located approximately 40 km south of Cebu City. It is bounded on the north by San Fernando, on the south by Sibonga, on the west by Barili and Aloguinsan and on the east by the Bohol Strait.
