Quipayo Church | |
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Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Parish Church | |
Parroquia De La Inmaculada Concepcion (Spanish) | |
![]() Church facade in 2014 | |
Location in Luzon | |
13°41′56.832″N 123°12′3.701″E / 13.69912000°N 123.20102806°E | |
Location | Calabanga, Camarines Sur |
Country | Philippines |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Dedication | Immaculate Conception |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | National Historical Landmark |
Designated | 1979 |
Architectural type | Church building |
Completed | 1616 |
Administration | |
Archdiocese | Caceres |
Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Parish Church, also known as Quipayo Church, is a Roman Catholic church located in Calabanga, Camarines Sur, Philippines. It is under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Caceres.
The original church was established by Franciscan missionaries in 1578[1] and was made of wood and nipa;[2] in 1616, a brick structure was built to replace it.[3] The church's facade was made of ladrillo, a kind of rockhard, reddish-brown brick.[4]
The National Historical Commission of the Philippines declared the Baroque church a national historical landmark in 1979.[1]