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Region
6: Western Visayas ••• Negros Occidental ••
Silay City
San
Diego Parish Church
Ruins of Spanish
colonial church built of rubble and coral stand beside the present
church. The old church was ruined by fire in 1926 but instead of
rebuilding the damaged structure, the present church was built perpendicular
to the ruins in the 1930s. Designed by an Italian architect named
Verasconi, the church was almost totally funded by the Ledesma family.
Heritage
Features:
The church is an interpretation of Romanesque and Renaissance designs.
The prominent Roman arch of the façade is Romanesque, however,
the twin bell towers and the dome over the transept crossing is
Renaissance. The single-nave, cruciform church is flanked by aisles
separated from the nave by a colonnade. Varnished hardwood altars
decorate the interior. Floral elements decorate the reredos which
are a harmonious blending of arches and niches.

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