Apr 03 2008
Oslob Church after the Fire
On March 26, 2008 a terrible fire, which started in one of the rooms of the rectory, gutted the church of Oslob. The rectory itself was reduced to ashes.
The University of Sto. Tomas sent a team composed of Ricky Trota Jose, foremost authority on Spanish colonial churches in the Philippines and author of several books, and Conservation Architect Mico Manalo to assess the damage. Members of the Cebu Archdiocesan Commission on the Cultural Heritage of the Church (CACCHC) led by Mrs. Louella Alix and her husband Mr. Rudy Alix and Fr. Brian Brigoli of the Cathedral Museum of Cebu accompanied Mr. Jose and Architect Manalo.
Everything inside the church were destroyed including the images of the Resurrected Christ and the Virgen Dolorosa which were displayed at the main altar right after the Easter dawn mass. Luckily, the image of the Immaculate Concepcion, which was displayed at the main altar and to whom the church was dedicated, survived the carnage. It is temporarily being kept at the office of the vice mayor of Oslob. Some images which were safely kept at the base of the belfy were spared however.
Below: The wooden panel with a relief of the Immaculate Concepcion.
Below: View of the church from the belfry.
Below: View of the interiors.
Below: From this vantage point, it seems like nothing is wrong with the church.
Below: View of the northern part of the church.
Below: The main altar.
Below: Charred remains of an image.
November 12th, 2009 at 6:07 am
i was shocked ! when i saw this photos of this old spanish church coz it brings back lots of family history to me my great grand fathers where spanish priest who happened to be assigned there in nueva caceres ,oslob cebu my realatives are the valle and penan families of caceres oslob. i only saw this photo in this website im from iligan and now working here in canada…hope they will restore this old historical church coz it means a lot to me and my families. when i come home ill visit my fathers hometown and our relatives
November 1st, 2009 at 9:19 pm
[...] The church was gutted in 1942 by Filipino guerrillas and again in 1955 from a fire of “unknown origin” but was eventually restored. It was burned for the third time in a fire that started from one of the rooms in the parish house in the early hours of March 26, 2008. [...]
February 9th, 2009 at 4:38 pm
tsktsktsk….. Luoy jd bya au ang oslob..
,.au mn gne nay atop na ang cmbhan..
,.n.uli qoh last december namisahan nmn cxa kso lng ayahay lge ug dala ug bangko…
January 25th, 2009 at 12:31 am
To people of OSLOB ! Sad to see church fire , have fond merories of your village and that beautifull church ! Hope with GODS help you can rebuild it and bring it back to its former beauty , regards to my friend FR. CHRIS MENDEZ , DITA , AND JANET FERNANDEZ REGARDS TOM . IRELAND .
January 9th, 2009 at 2:16 pm
ave maria sa mga taga oslob