Jaro Cathedral

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The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary (; ), also known as the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Candles (; ) and colloquially as Jaro Cathedral, is a cathedral located in the district of Jaro in Iloilo City, on the island of Panay in the Philippines. The seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jaro, it was placed under the patronage of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary. It was established in 1575 as a visita (chapel-of-ease) of Oton by the Augustinians and as a separate parish in 1587. The present-day structure of Jaro Cathedral was built in 1874. Read more on Wikipedia

type: church
date from: 1874

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