San Juan de Nepomuceno Church is a 19th-century Baroque heritage and Roman Catholic church located in Anini-y, Antique, Philippines.
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History
Aniniy-y was populated by migrants from Hamtic in 1630, later followed by people coming from Alimodian and Cuyo. Augustinian friars also established a place of worship near the present-day location of the church around the same time. It was annexed to Dao (present-day Tobias Fornier) in 1840. Casay, San Francisco and Sta. Magdalena was placed under the administration of Anini-y in 1848.
During the American occupation, it was once again a barrio of Dao. It became an independent town through Executive Order No. 205 signed by President Elpidio Quirino on March 4, 1949.
The colonial-era church was built in 1845 and the convent by Fr. Jeronimo V. Aquerin in 1879. The Aglipayans occupied the church in 1902, but it was returned to the Roman Catholic authorities and placed under the pastoral care of the Mill Hill Fathers six years later. Afterwards, it was turned over to the diocesan clergy.
It suffered and withstood the damages World War II, earthquake in 1948, and typhoon in 1973.
Heritage
The National Historical Institute declared Anini-y Church as a heritage church and installed a Level II historical marker on August 5, 2004.
Architecture
Made of cut stones quarried from coral gardens, the church’s facade is divided by a molding with a row of bas relief of rosettes and bounded by pillars that end in finials at their peaks. It is embellished with pilasters with composite capitals.
Its main arch door is flanked by similar shorter pilasters and two strings of decorative rosettes, and above is a cartouche and a bas relief of the Augustinian emblem. It is flanked by walls containing a round hollow and niches of holy figures.
The pediment contains blind rose windows, a richly decorated alcove, and at its peak a cross. In the gospel side is the bell tower with a quadrangular base giving way to an octagonal belfry and capped with a dome roof and a cross.
Celebration
The feast of St. John Nepomucene is May 16.
Mass schedule
Below is the weekly mass schedule of San Juan de Nepomuceno Church in Anini-y, Antique 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 Anini-y.
Monday
- 6:00-7:00 AM
Tuesday
- 6:00-7:00 AM
Wednesday
- 6:00-7:00 AM
Thursday
- 6:00-7:00 AM
Friday
- 6:00-7:00 AM
Saturday
- 6:00-7:00 AM
Sunday
- 6:00-7:00 AM
- 7:00-8:00 AM (First Sunday only)
- 8:00-9:00 AM
Church information
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Name | San Juan de Nepomuceno Church in Anini-y, Antique |
| Address | San Juan de Nepomuceno Street, Poblacion, Anini-y, Antique 5717 |
| Country | Philippines |
| Contact | 0917 137 0609 |
| almanraba11@gmail.com | |
| www.facebook.com | |
| Religion | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1630 |
| Age | 395 years |
| Status | Parish |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jaro |
| Diocese | Diocese of San Jose de Antique |
| Vicariate | Southern Vicariate |
| Patron | St. John Nepomucene |
| Feast day | May 16 |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage | Heritage church |
| Completed | 1845 |
| Age since completed | 180 years |
| Style | Baroque |
| Tower | 1 |
Nearby Churches
- Sacred Heart Church in Egaña, Sibalom, Antique
- San Nicolas De Tolentino Parish Church in Tobias Fornier, Antique
- Santa Monica Church in Hamtic, Antique
- Santa Teresa de Avila Church in Casay, Anini-y, Antique
- Sto. Niño de Guinsang-an Church in Hamtic, Antique
References
- Diocese of San Jose de Antique. Retrieved December 28, 2023
- Baroque Church. Municipality of Anini-y. Retrieved December 28, 2023
- Simbahan ng Anini-y. National Historical Commission of the Philippines. July 2014. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- Anini-y. Provincial Government of Anini-y. Retrieved December 28, 2023
- About Us. Municipality of Anini-y. Retrieved December 28, 2023
- Executive Order No. 205, s. 1949. Official Gazette of the Philippines. Retrieved December 28, 2023