| 词条 | Laoag Cathedral |
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| name = Laoag Cathedral | fullname = Saint William’s Cathedral | other name = Catedral de San Guillermo | native_name = | native_name_lang = | image = Laoag Church facade.JPG | caption = Façade of Laoag Cathedral in Ilocos Norte | pushpin map = Philippines | pushpin label position = left | pushpin map alt = | map caption = Location in the Philippines | location = Laoag, Ilocos Norte | country = Philippines | coordinates ={{coord|18.193811|N|120.593532|E|region:PH_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | denomination = Roman Catholic | previous denomination = | churchmanship = | membership = | attendance = | website = | bull date = | founded date = | founder = | dedication = Saint William of Maleval | dedicated date = | consecrated date = | cult = | relics = | events = | past bishop = | people = | status = Cathedral | functional status = Active | heritage designation = | designated date = | architect = | architectural type = Church building | style = Italian Renaissance | groundbreaking = | completed date = | construction cost = | closed date = | demolished date = | capacity = | length = | width = | width nave = | height = | diameter = | other dimensions = | floor count = | floor area = | materials = | parish = | archdiocese = Nueva Segovia | metropolis = Laoag | diocese = | province = | archbishop = Marlo Mendoza Peralta | bishop = Renato Mayugba | rector = | priestincharge = | priest = | asstpriest = }} Laoag Cathedral, canonically known as Saint William’s Cathedral (Spanish: Catedral de San Guillermo) is a church in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. The current church was built in 1612 by Augustinian friars to replace a wooden chapel. It also serves as the seat or central church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Laoag. HistoryThe first church of Laoag was made of wood and thatch when the Augustinians established the parish in 1580. The foundations of the current church was laid on 1612. It was damaged by fire in 1843 and was restored from 1873 to 1880 by the Obras Publicas under Engineer Antonio de la Camara and Father Santiago Muniz. The church was occupied by the revolutionists in 1898, and by the American forces in 1899. The ownership of the church was contested by the Aglipayans from the Roman Catholic from which the Catholic church won ownership.[1] The church facade was renovated by adding lime plaster in 1936. It became a cathedral when the Diocese of Laoag was created in 1961. The church was again renovated from 1971 to 1972. It was slightly damaged by an earthquake in 1983.[2] FeaturesThe church is known for its Italian Renaissance design.[3] It also has an unusual two-storey façade, supported by two pairs of columns on each side of the arched entrance. The top of the façade holds a recessed niche that showcases the image of the city's patron saint, San Guillermo el Ermitaño. It has windows made from capiz with wrought iron screens. It has a main retablo and two smaller ones on its sides. The lower level of the huge retablo contains the image of Saint William, the parish's patron saint.[2] Sinking Bell TowerThe church is also famous for its "Sinking Bell Tower", which sinks into the ground at a rate of an inch a year. It has survived several minor earthquakes since its construction, causing scholars to label it an Earthquake Baroque style structure.[3][4] The tower, built presumably after the 1707 earthquake, has a foundation of {{convert|90|m|ft}}.[3][4] It is made of locally manufactured bricks joined by molasses and juice of sablot leaves[4] mixed with lime and sand, and reinforced with four massive columns on each corner and a winding stairway leading to the belfry. It used to have a large clock on the tower's western face.[5] Notes1. ^{{harvnb|National Historical Institute|1993|p=}} 2. ^1 {{harvnb|Dela Torre|2006|p=174}} 3. ^1 2 {{harvnb|Dela Torre|2006|p=172}} 4. ^1 2 {{Cite web |url=http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-sinking-bell-tower |title=The Sinking Bell Tower |website=Atlas Obscura |language=en |access-date=2017-09-26}} 5. ^{{harvnb|Dela Torre|2006|p=173}} Bibliography{{refbegin}}
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