Ibaan Church

Ibaan Church
Ibaan Church
Saint James the Greater Parish; Simbahan ng Ibaan
	Facade of Saint James the Greater Parish of Ibaan, Batangas
	13°49′08″N 121°07′58″E / 13.819019°N 121.132820°E
Location	Poblacion Road, Poblacion Ibaan, Batangas
Country	Philippines
Denomination	Roman Catholic
History
Status	Parish
Founded	1853
Founder(s)	Fr. Manuel Grijalbo O.S.A
Dedication	Saint James the Greater
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architectural type	Church building
Style	Neo-classic
Administration
Archdiocese	Lipa
Clergy
Archbishop	Gilbert Garcera
Priest in charge	Perseverando M. Marquez, Jr, OSJ

The Saint James the Greater Parish Church, is a Roman Catholic Church in the municipality of Ibaan, Batangas in the Philippines. The church known for its Easter tradition of Bati and Dagit. The church is currently under Oblates of Saint Joseph.

History

Ibaan was founded in 1832 by Fr. Manuel Grijalbo and was placed under the patronage of Saint James the Apostle. The construction of the church was started by Fr. Manuel Gonzalez, O.S.A. in 1854 and was completed by Fr. Bruno Laredo in 1869.^[1] The church was damaged by the earthquake of May 29, 1880, and Fr. Francisco Alvarez repaired the damage from 1891 to 1896.^[2]

References

^ "Ibaan Church". Filipinas Heritage Library Catalog. Ayala Museum Research Team. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
^ Galende O.S.A., Pedro (1987). Angels in Stone (1st ed.). G.A. Formoso. pp. 88–89.