San Isidro Labrador Church is a Roman Catholic church located in the village of Talamban, Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines. Its patron saint is St. Isidore the Laborer and second patroness is Virgen de los Desamparados (Our Lady of the Forsaken).
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History
San Isidro Labrador Church in Talamban was established in 1958. It was founded by Fr. Veronico S. Salvador who also established the Academia de San Isidro Labrador, which was previously called San Isidro Labrador Parish School, in 1964. Its sister parish is San Pedro Calungsod Church located in Pulangbato.
Architecture
The church is situated in a hilly side. A strip of green, a small plaza that is fenced and teeming with plants, can be found in the middle of the driveway in the courtyard. In it is the bust of Fr. Fr. Veronico S. Salvador and a marker that contains details of his life and deeds.
A staircase is flanked by sloping pavements and leads to the entrance. Churchgoers are greeted with a portico (supported by columns and a barrel vault ceiling), which must have been a recent addition as it is absent in old photographs. The facade is an open entrance interspersed by posts, while the central entryway is an arch portal.
Perhaps the most important feature is its rectangular pediment. In its center is the statue of the patron. Its church wall is pierced by cross-shaped apertures. Another striking structure is the quadrangular bell tower erected in the epistle side. It is made of recessed pierced walls and thick concrete pilasters and lintels. The church has been extended to a side aisles. Above the main nave in the clerestory are cross and round windows; the clerestory is supported by posts.
Celebration
The feast of St. Isidore the Laborer is celebrated every May 15.
Services
The parish office is open from 8:00 in the morning to 12:00 noon and 2:00 to 5:00 in the afternoon every day. It is closed every second Tuesday of the month.
Confession is at the Sacristy every after mass from Monday to Saturday.
Mass schedule
Below is the weekly mass schedule of San Isidro Labrador Church in Talamban, Cebu City from June 9, 2025 to June 15, 2025. Please reach out to the church for an updated schedule. Additionally, you may also want to view mass schedules of churches in Cebu City.
Monday
- 5:30-6:30 AM
- 5:00-6:00 PM (Cemetery)
- 5:30-6:30 PM
Tuesday
- 5:30-6:30 AM
- 5:30-6:30 PM
Wednesday
- 5:30-6:30 AM
- 5:30-6:30 PM
Thursday
- 5:30-6:30 AM
- 5:30-6:30 PM
Friday
- 5:30-6:30 AM
- 5:30-6:30 PM
Saturday
- 5:30-6:30 AM
- 6:00-7:00 PM (Anticipated Mass)
Sunday
- 4:30-5:30 AM
- 6:30-5:30 AM
- 7:30-8:30 AM
- 9:00-10:00 AM (English)
- 10:30-11:30 AM
- 3:00-4:00 PM
- 4:30-5:30 PM
- 6:00-7:00 PM (English)
- 7:30-8:30 PM
Church information
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Name | San Isidro Labrador Church in Talamban, Cebu City |
| Address | J. Bontuyan St, Talamban, Cebu City 6000 |
| Country | Philippines |
| Contact | (032) 344-3378, 0977-0073905, 0932-5927809 |
| silp_cebu@yahoo.com | |
| www.facebook.com | |
| Religion | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1958 |
| Age | 67 years |
| Status | Parish |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu |
| District | District I - Metro Cebu North |
| Vicariate | Vicariate of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart |
| Patron | St. Isidore the Laborer, Virgen de los Desamparados (Our Lady of the Forsaken) |
| Feast day | May 15 |
| Architecture | |
| Tower | 1 |
Nearby Churches
- Alliance of Two Hearts Church in Cebu City
- Archdiocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe de Cebu
- Archdiocesan Shrine of St. Therese of the Child Jesus in Cebu City
- Birhen sa Guadalupe sa Sugbo Church in Cebu City
- Chapel of Holy Relics in Tabor Hill, Cebu City
- Church of Mary Coredemptrix in Talamban, Cebu City
- Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church in Capitol, Cebu City
- San Pedro Calungsod Church in Pulangbato, Talamban, Cebu City
- St. Joseph Parish Church in Mabolo, Cebu City
- Sto. Niño Church in Guba, Cebu City
References
- New Calungsod parish to rise in Talamban. Cebu Daily News. October 19, 2010. Retrieved November 14, 2022
- District I – Metro Cebu North. Archdiocese of Cebu. Retrieved November 14, 2022
- Leylan Romarate. Discovering Cebu City’s Barangay Talamban. My Cebu Photo Blog. March 20, 2013. Retrieved November 14, 2022
- Academia de San Isidro Labrador. Archdiocesan Catholic Schools of Cebu System. Retrieved November 14, 2022