Sabtang Church | |
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Saint Vincent Ferrer Parish Church | |
San Vicente Ferrer Parish Church | |
Church facade in 2011 | |
Location in Luzon | |
20°20′04″N 121°52′20″E / 20.33435°N 121.87227°E | |
Location | Sabtang, Batanes |
Country | Philippines |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architectural type | Church building |
Groundbreaking | 1844 |
Administration | |
Archdiocese | Tuguegarao |
Diocese | Prelature of Batanes |
Clergy | |
Archbishop | Sergio Utleg |
Bishop(s) | Camilo Diaz Gregorio |
Saint Vincent Ferrer Parish Church, commonly known as Sabtang Church, is a Roman Catholic church located near Sabtang Port in Sabtang, Batanes, Philippines. It is under the jurisdiction of the Territorial Prelature of Batanes. Originally a small chapel in 1785 when the Sabtang mission first opened by the Dominicans,[1][2] the church underwent few modifications until 1984. A short distance to the right of the church's façade stands a pedestal with a stone statue of Saint Vincent Ferrer, the patron saint of the parish and of the municipality.
The church and site of the convent was declared a National Historical Landmark by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines in 2008.[3]