Exploring the Church of Dingras, Ilocos Norte

Dingras, Ilocos Norte
04 November 2013

Dingras Church Facade Restoration

On the last day of my photo-walk in the Ilocos provinces, I decided to visit the town of Dingras with a primary objective of seeing the old church there.

For quite sometime, the old church was left on ruins since the time it was destroyed by an earthquake in 1931, according to church historians.

I was so delighted to see the old church being restored with the almost completed facade.

By the time of my visit, construction was on full-swing. I went around the church and I saw that the massive walls and buttresses still stand and a new full-metal braced roofing had been installed.

What impressed me so much was the way the construction and restoration were carried out. The old bricks were recovered from ruins of the old church walls and then reused on the new wall construction.

Old bricks from the church ruins

After all, it's not a totally new construction as the original bricks still there. Somehow the authenticity of the church walls and materials were preserved.

For not so long, the facade of the massive church will soon stand in its full grandeur again and welcome the amazing and faithful people of Dingras just like in the past.

Full-metal braced roofing

Massive buttresses still stand

Kudos to all the people of Dingras for this great achievement - preserving not just the faith but also another treasure of Ilocandia and the world, a priceless heritage. See more of Dingras Church Restoration Photos.

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