Pre-War Intramuros
Sto.Domingo Church (destroyed during the World War II)
Sto. Domingo Church ( PRE-WAR PHOTOS )
STO. DOMINGO CHURCH ( now stands BPI INTRAMUROS ) was said as the most iconic Neo Gothic Church in the Walled City.
Heavily damaged by the WORLD WAR 2 casualties, on the right side of the church was SAN JUAN DE LETRAN DORMITORIÓ and the left side is COLEGIO SANTA ROSA along with PLAZA STO. TOMAS where the original Fr. Miguel de Benavides monument was originally erected and the front of it was stood UST INTRAMUROS (now BF CONDOMINIUM).
UST INTRAMUROS was resided beside AYUNTAMIENTO DE MANILA and few blocks away from MANILA CATHEDRAL.
Santo Domingo Church was indeed a magnificent architecture and a beautiful creation of art that was long forgotten and lost in walled city.
Fact: On December 27, 1941, bombs fell and blew off the old Santo Domingo Church in Intramuros near the banks of Pasig River. It was the first casualty in our country during World War II. That day marked the start of the destruction of our beloved city.
76 years after and our city has never been the same again.
A war that wasn't ours that destroy many lives and many architectures that can never be rebuild again.
Please like the page REBUILD UST & STO. DOMINGO CHURCH IN INTRAMUROS in Facebook
~Photo Credited to that page~
Interior of the Retablo
The Exterior and Façade of the Church
San Nicolas de Tolentino Church (destroyed during the World War II)
San Nicolas de Tolentino Church
(San Nicolas Recoletos Church)
at Colegio San Nicolas de Tolentino - Recoletos, San Nicolas de Tolentino Church, Intramuros, Manila
The Iglesia de San Nicolas de Tolentino was the home of the Augustinian Recollect Order. The church was the Order's main headquarters in Asia. The Recollects are a reformed branch of the Augustinian Order. They arrived in Manila in 1606. It formerly housed the Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazareno or more commonly known as the Black Nazarene. Yes, the Black Nazarene as in the one in Quiapo today. The Recollects brought it to the country in 1606. The church was known for its stately ambiance, often compared to its neighbor, the San Agustin Church.Located along Calle Cabildo, it was famous for its beautiful interiors, its 5-tier belfry and its elaborately carved facade. The church's facade.
This late 18th-century church was characterized by a four-story bell tower of diminishing dimensions built to the left of the church. The church was cruciform, with a crossing tower covering the intersection of main nave and transept. The church facade was similar in temper to the Franciscan’s but less the ornate and more architectural.
Sources: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Recoletos_(San_Nicolas_de_Tolentino)_Church_and_Convent,_Intramuros#/media/File:04578jfRecoletos_Church_Bulletin_Baluarte_San_Andres_Landmarks_Intramurosfvf_36.jpg
The Exterior and Façade of the Church
The Jesus Nazareno of the Church
The San Francisco de Asis Church
San Franciso Church,Intramuros
The San Francisco Church was the mother church of the Order of Friars Minor (OFM), or simply known as the "Franciscans", the most prominent group of the Franciscan Order. Located along Calle Solana cor. Calle San Francisco, the church was considered as one of Intramuros' best.
The Franciscans were the second religious Order to arrive in the country in 1578. They were welcomed wholeheartedly by the Augustinians. The first church, which was dedicated to the Our Lady of Angels, was built using bamboo and nipa materials. In 1583, fire struck Manila and destroyed the church. A new church made out of stone was constructed in 1602 but was severely damaged during the 1645 earthquake that rocked the city. It remained in ruins until the third church was built in 1738.
In 1863, another earthquake damaged the church's roof and the capilla mayor (main chapel) and it had to be repaired. Some accounts say that the church had a bell tower but was damaged in 1824 because of another earthquake and it wasn't rebuilt.
The church was badly damaged after the war and was not rebuilt. The Mapua Institute of Technology presently occupies the site. The Franciscans found its new home in San Francisco del Monte in Quezon City. Sadly, the location of the old churches of San Francisco and San Nicolas was bought by the Manila Bulletin on 1976.
Collage of the Church. Before and After looks.
