Iriga Church
Roman Catholic parish church in Iriga, Camarines Sur
The Parroquia y Santuario Archidiocesano de San Antonio de Padua, commonly known as Saint Anthony of Padua Parish Church and Iriga Church, is a Roman Catholic church located in Iriga, Camarines Sur. It is under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Caceres.
The first church was burned in 1585. The second church was damaged by a typhoon and destroyed by fire. The third church was constructed in 1727 but was also burned in 1841. The present church together with two belfries was constructed shortly afterwards. The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) declared it a national landmark in 1939.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Iriga Church” is roman Catholic parish church in Iriga, Camarines Sur. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Iriga, Church and Roman, not as a finished interpretation.
Why this record matters
The phrase “roman Catholic parish church in Iriga, Camarines Sur” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 8, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q63036848. Authority coordinates are 13.420, 123.413. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1585, 1727, 1841 and 1939.
Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
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Three-step research path
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This entry incorporates text from “Iriga Church” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.