The Capul Church is an 18th Century Fortress Church

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Because it was an important port of call for the Spaniards, the inhabitants were naturally converted to Catholicism. In 1596, the Jesuits were the first to establish a mission in the island under the patronage of Saint Ignatius of Loyola. The first church was built using wood and thatch and was later fortified to repulse Moro invasions. Under Father Joaquín Martínez, the Franciscans took over in 1768. Thirteen years later, Father Mariano Valero repaired the church and built the belfry. On November 8, 1864, the Bishop of Cebu decreed that Capul as a parish. The Church of Capul was a prime example of church fortification during the Spanish Colonial Era. Read More: http://harrybalais.com/2015/07/capul-island-and-the-galleon-trade/

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Not much is known when the church and the surrounding wall were built or when it was finished but in 1768, the last Jesuit priest of Capul, Fr. Esandi died on one of its ramparts during a Moro raid. After the Jesuit expulsion,of the same year, the Franciscans took over.

The bell tower was built in 1781 by Fray Mariano Valero and repaired the church. In 1869, it was made a separate parish. In 1898, the Franciscans opened a gate at the side wall facing the sea with its entrance arch pediment bearing the order’s seal and year. Read More : http://simbahan.net/2012/02/22/the-18th-century-fortress-church-of-capul/

CAPUL CHURCH

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The Jesuits came to the island in 1596 and started building a church in honor of St. Ignatius Loyola, Capul’s patron saint. After the destruction wrought by one of the Muslim raids in 1686, it was reconstructed on the same foundation. This one was improved and enlarged by the Franciscan friar, Fray Mariano Veloso, in 1781. The same cleric undertook the construction of a massive and beautiful bell-tower which for quite a time stood to be the best in the province. (The bell-tower to the right of the church was reduced to half its original size by heavy bombing during the Japanese War.) Another Muslim raid destroyed the building and a third one was built by the Franciscans in 1885. For protection, the newly constructed church was enclosed by a thick walled-fortress with battlements, nearly 3 feet thick at the base in 1888. As it was built to withstand the attacks of nature and hostile sea pirates, the church, while strong and massive, is starkly simple. Read More: http://opac.filipinaslibrary.org.ph/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=7627&shelfbrowse_itemnumber=811695