Kuta Church Ruins

Kuta Church Ruins
Mga Guho ng Simbahan ng Kuta (Filipino)
The church ruins in 2019
Kuta Church Ruins is located in Luzon
Kuta Church Ruins
Location within Luzon
Kuta Church Ruins is located in Philippines
Kuta Church Ruins
Location within Philippines
12°43′23.81″N 121°30′44.24″E / 12.7232806°N 121.5122889°E / 12.7232806; 121.5122889
TypeChurch
LocationSitio Cuta, Barangay Anilao, Bongabong, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines
Site notes
ManagementNational Historical Commission of the Philippines

The Church of Kuta or Fuerza de Bongabong is a ruined 18th-century Roman Catholic church built by the Recollects in Bongabong, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines.

Model of Kuta Church located in the Municipal Hall of Bongabong

History

National historical marker created in 2013

The Recollect mission of Bongabong was first mentioned in the Libro de Registros in 1737. The church served as garrison for the townsfolk in times of Muslim raids. It was destroyed during the Muslim raids between 1753 and 1754.

On June 25, 2012, the site was declared by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines as a National Historical Landmark.

References

  1. ↑ "Resolution No. 11, s. 2012". National Historical Commission of the Philippines. Retrieved August 15, 2018.