Saint Catherine of Siena Church (Bambang)

The remains of a certain Rosa de Santa Maria is recorded to have been interred in the church, under one of the side altarpieces dedicated to Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary.Rosa de Santa Maria, an Isinay woman, is one of the two native Filipina "flowers of sanctity".She was known as Doña Maria de Luta, the wife of Nicolas Dalimang Calderon, an Isinay Governadorcillo of Bambang.[2] The church façade has been described as "nearly identical" to the façade of the Dupax del Sur Church, save for a few differences with regards to its details such as the absence of the blind windows on the first level, a slightly steeper pediment, and the presence of clay insets adorning oculus on the third level.Clay insets bearing the years 1775 and 1779 suggests the dates when the belfry level was completed.
Church interior in 2013
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