San Roque Church is a church in Asturias, a northeastern town in Cebu province, Philippines. According to its Facebook page, it is named in Spanish, Parroquia de San Roque de Montpellier de Asturias, Cebu.
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History
San Roque Church became a parish on May 9, 1885. Previously, its mother parishes included Balamban Church and Tuburan Church. It is under the advocacy of its patron, St. Roch of Montepellier.
Architecture
The quadrilateral bell tower is erected in the church’s facade, its base serves as entryway. Each of the two corners in the front is a twin, fluted Doric columns sitting on a single rectilinear plinth and whose capital is cubic bearing a quatrefoil relief. The frieze is decorated with a series of foliated ornaments at the center of which is a relief. The two corners in the back are pilasters similarly embellished that form part of the church’s exterior wall.
The belfry is found in the upper register pierced with open arches and supported by rectilinear pilasters. The roof is flat with a parapet, the front and back sides of which rise a semi-circle decor with a central ridge.
The rest of the facade is recessed. Its puerta mayor is an arch portal to the interiors above which is an arch window with a small rise and balustrade. It is flanked by narrower arch entrances on top of which a rose window. The facade terminates in corner rectilinear fluted pilasters similarly ornamented. The interiors consist of triangular ribbed ceiling.
Celebration
The feast day of St. Roch is celebrated every August 16th in celebrations called Lalin Festival.
Mass schedule
Below is the weekly mass schedule of San Roque Church in Asturias, Cebu from September 30, 2024 to October 6, 2024. Please reach out to the church for an updated schedule. Additionally, you may also want to view mass schedules of churches in Asturias.
Monday
- No mass schedule found.
Tuesday
- No mass schedule found.
Wednesday
- No mass schedule found.
Thursday
- 5:00-6:00 PM (FB Live)
Friday
- No mass schedule found.
Saturday
- No mass schedule found.
Sunday
- 6:30-7:30 AM (FB Live)
- 8:30-9:30 AM (FB Live)
- 4:30-5:30 PM
Church information
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Name | San Roque Church in Asturias, Cebu |
| Other Names | Parroquia de San Roque de Montpellier de Asturias, Asturias Church |
| Address | Brgy. Poblacion 6042 Asturias, Philippines |
| Country | Philippines |
| Contact | 0910 201 8220 |
| sanroqueparishasturias@gmail.com | |
| web.facebook.com | |
| Religion | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Established | May 9, 1885 |
| Age | 139 years |
| Status | Parish |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu |
| District | District V – Northwest Cebu |
| Vicariate | Vicariate of St. Francis of Asisi |
| Patron | St. Roch of Montpellier, France |
| Feast day | August 16 |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | Philippine Commonwealth Era |
| Style | Baroque |
Nearby Churches
- Holy Family Parish Church in Luca, Balamban, Cebu
- Saint Francis of Assisi Church in Balamban, Cebu
- San Vicente Ferrer Parish Church in Buanoy, Balamban, Cebu
References
- Balaanong Bahandi: Sacred Treasures of the Archdiocese of Cebu. Cathedral Museum of Cebu, Inc. and University of San Carlos Press. 2010. ISBN 978-9715390187.
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu. Retrieved June 19, 2022
- Elizaga, Troy. The Formation of Towns and Parishes in Cebu, Philippines. Retrieved via Academia on June 19, 2022
- Oaminal, Clarence Paul (January 26, 2018). The Vicariate of Western Cebu (Part 2). The Freeman. July 19, 2022