Visita Iglesia in Cavite

Roman Catholic Diocese of Imus
Dioecesis Imusensis (Latin)
Diyosesis ng Imus (Filipino)
Diócesis de Imus (Spanish)

After my Visita Iglesia in Laguna, I'm more excited to explore different provinces through my church visits. It's a different feeling to appreciate and take a glimpse of our culture as we pray on these bastions of faith. Good thing I have my reliable map to embark on a new adventure. This time, I visited the historic churches of Cavite province.  

I started my visita iglesia by hearing a mass on my first church, that is, St. Michael The Archangel Church of Bacoor City. Father Mariano Gomez, one of the Gomburza martyr priests, once served this parish.

Along the highway of Cavite coastal towns, the town of Kawit has an intact church of St. Mary Magdalene Church. Kawit was then known as Cavite El Viejo (Old Cavite). There, you can see the relic of the patron saint, where a piece of cloth was touched by her remains. It's the namesake of the revolutionary group Magdalo, hence Magdalena. Also, this church is said to be connected to Aguinaldo's house via an underground tunnel.

With the former church in ruins, Cavite City has has a currently renovated St. Roch Parish housing the venerated image of Our Lady of Sorrows of Porta Vaga.

Rosario town has a venerated image at the Our Lady of The Most Holy Rosary Church where it was miraculously found at a bay near Salinas (town's former name).

Tanza was formerly known as Sta. Cruz de Malabon. At the former town center, Holy Cross Church is under the patronage of St. Augustine. The church's convent served a historic signifance in our independence.

Going to Gen. Trias City town leads me to the inner town plaza where St. Francis of Assisi Church stands. Formerly known as San Francisco de Malabon, it has a fair share of antique items housed in the church's museum. 

The distant town of Naic can be reached mostly by mini-buses. The Immaculate Conception Church also served as a mute witness of people's struggles during revolutionary period.

Towering mountains form most part of Maragondon town with Our Lady of The Assumption Church at the plaza. The church was declared a National Cultural Treasure for its colonial style and raises funds for efforts of preserving it.

Last church in the coast is the Holy Child Church of Ternate. Townsfolk here speak a variant of Spanish creole language called Ternateño, similar to Chavacano of cities of Cavite and Zamboanga. 

This concludes the first day of my Cavite church visit.

The other day, I continued my journey down south. First is the Our Lady of Pillar Cathedral in Imus City, the seat of the Diocese.

The neighboring Dasmariñas City has an imposing Immaculate Conception Church with richly carved main door. It stands next to the City Hall.

Trece Martires City is the capital of the province. There, St. Jude Thaddeus Parish serves it townsfolk which a city hall stands nearby.

Near the Tagaytay ridge, Indang is a booming town under the patronage of St. Gregory The Great Church.

Southwest of Indang, Alfonso is an agricultural town with St. John Nepomucene Parish adjacent to municipal hall.

The quiet town of Mendez has a St. Augustine Parish at the highway across the town plaza.

Passing Tagaytay City, Amadeo is a small town famous for their coffee. St. Mary Magdalene Parish watches over its people.

Down the slopes of Tagaytay is the fruit-farming town of Silang. Our Lady of Candelaria Church has an intact white retablo of Rococo style.

Finally, I visited St. Joseph Parish of Carmona located at the inner section of the town. It's getting darker so I rode a bus plying to Metro Manila at Biñan City.

Again, here's my church visit itinerary:

Western Cavite coastal towns (Day 1): Bacoor City-Kawit-Cavite City-Rosario-Tanza-Gen. Trias City-Naic-Maragondon-Ternate

Southern Cavite inland towns (Day 2): Imus City-Dasmariñas City-Trece Martires City-Indang-Alfonso-Mendez-Amadeo-Silang-Carmona

Have a blessed visita iglesia! (n_n)