Assumption of Our Lady Church, also called Assumption of Our Lady Shrine Parish and Dauis Church, is a Roman Catholic and Marian church in the town of Dauis, Bohol, Philippines. It is one of several parishes established by the Jesuits in the island during the Spanish times.
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History
Jesuit friars founded the church in 1697. They built a rectory to which they moved after they transferred from the town of Loboc in 1753. Upon the expulsion of the Jesuits in 1768, it was placed under the administration of the Augustinian Recollects.
It is uncertain when the parish was established, its parochial records date back to 1697. However, another account stated that it became a parish in 1720.
Earlier churches erected by the Jesuits were made of light materials. The Recollect friars started building the colonial-period structures such as the stone church, the fifth one, that was constructed within the term of Fr. Julio Saldaña between 1863 and 1879. It was completed in the first quarter of the 20th century with its ceiling painted by artists Raymundo Francia and Canuto Avila sometime 1919 to 1923 during the tenure of Fr. Natalio del Mar. It was consecrated on August 23, 1923.
On August 15, 2004, Daius Church was declared a shrine of its patroness, Our Lady of Assumption.
The church was damaged during the earthquake on October 15, 2013. Its restoration was carried out by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) in 2005 that took two years and it was opened to the public on August 15, 2017 during the patronal feast day.
Heritage
The church complex of Dauis was declared a National Historical Landmark by NHCP through Resolution No. 3 passed in 2009. A marker was installed on May 16, 2009. The complex is composed of the church, watchtower, bell tower, and rectory, all of which are made of quarried cut coral stones.
Later, the National Museum of the Philippines declared that Dauis Church a National Cultural Treasure two years later on August 29, 2011.
Architecture
Our Lady of Assumption Shrine is cruciform and described as a fusion of the Neo-Gothic and Neoclassical. The bell tower, erected by the Recollects in 1774, stands in the epistle flank and is recessed with respect to the portico. Octagonal in its floor plan, it is typical of gothic architecture with pointed arches, finials, and ornaments along the battens of its dome roof that rises to a sharp end.
Its facade is embellished with scroll works consisting of long, sinuous vines and foliage on friezes and on its pediment. Its portico is an arcade of three arches and which features a row of triglyph and decorated metope along a molding band. In its second level are Ionic columns.
Meanwhile, its interior boasts of painted ceiling that is a combination of decorative and catechetical images. Above the crossing is an octagonal drum and pyramidal roof.
Services
The parish office is open daily from 9:00 in the morning to 5:00 in the afternoon.
Mass schedule
Below is the weekly mass schedule of Assumption of Our Lady Church in Dauis, Bohol 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 Dauis.
Monday
- 6:30-7:30 AM
Tuesday
- 6:30-7:30 AM
Wednesday
- 6:30-7:30 AM
- 5:00-6:00 PM
Thursday
- 6:30-7:30 AM
Friday
- 6:30-7:30 AM
Saturday
- 7:00-8:00 AM
- 4:00-5:00 PM (English - Anticipated Mass)
Sunday
- 6:30-7:30 AM
- 8:30-9:30 AM
- 3:30-4:30 PM
- 5:00-6:00 PM
Church information
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Name | Assumption of Our Lady Church in Dauis, Bohol |
| Other Names | Dauis Church, Assumption of Our Lady Shrine Parish |
| Address | B. Reyes Street, Poblacion, Dauis, Bohol 6339 |
| Country | Philippines |
| Contact | 0998 569 0515 |
| assumptionshrineparish_dauis@yahoo.com | |
| www.facebook.com | |
| Religion | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1697 |
| Age | 328 years |
| Status | Parish |
| Declared as parish | 1720 |
| Age as parish | 305 years |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu |
| Diocese | Diocese of Tagbilaran |
| Vicariate | Vicariate of the Assumption of Our Lady |
| Patron | Our Lady of Assumption |
| Feast day | August 15 |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage | National Historical Landmark (2009), National Cultural Treasure (August 29, 2011) |
| Completed | 1923 |
| Age since completed | 102 years |
| Consecrated | August 23, 1923 |
| Builder | Fr. Julio Saldaña, O.A.R., Fr. Natalio del Mar |
| Style | Neo-Gothic, Neoclassical |
| Belfry | 1 |
| Tower | 1 |
| Spire | 8 |
Nearby Churches
- La Purisima Concepcion de la Virgen Maria Church in Baclayon, Bohol
- Nuestra Senora De La Paz Y Buen Viaje Church in Songculan, Dauis, Bohol
- Nuestra Señora Del Villar Church in Corella, Bohol
- St. Augustine Church in Panglao, Bohol
References
- Dauis Church Complex. National Historical Commission of the Philippines. October 2011. Retrieved December 7, 2022
- Jose, Regalado Trota (2001). Visita Iglesia Bohol: A Guide to Historic Churches. National Commission on Culture and the Arts. Manila, Philippines. ISBN 9718140166, 978-9718140161. Retrieved December 7, 2022
- Feliz Grace Bueno. Dauis Church in Bohol: A National Historical Landmark of the Philippines. Primer PH. April 19, 2019. Retrieved December 7, 2022
- Allen Doydora. Quake-stricken, 18th-century Dauis church reopened. Bohol Chronicle. August 15, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2022
- Jose Santino S. Bunachita. Heritage church in Dauis restored. Cebu Daily News. October 15, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2022