Santiago Apostol Church, also known as Badian Church and St. James the Apostle Church after the patron, is an old Roman Catholic Church that is located in Badian, a southern town in the province of Cebu, Philippines. Its other titular is Sto. Niño.
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History
Christianity was introduced to the town of Badian when Spanish colonizers arrived during the three hundred years-long conquest. Augustinian friars established its church as part of the parish of Carcar in 1599. It seceded from Carcar and became part of the parish of Barili when the latter was elevated into a parish in 1614.
Badian Church separated from Barili and was established as a parish on August 26, 1825. It is the matriz of Sto. Tomas de Villanueva Parish Church in Matutinao.
Architecture
Badian Church has resemblance of many colonial-era churches, yet there is little detail on the history of its construction. It is distinctive for a pair of massive pillars by its entrance, by which people can gain access to a recessed portico and into the main archway.
Old images of the church reveal that right above the portico and on the rooftop was a squat belfry. However, it was removed to free up the load from the supporting columns. The tolling bells are presently housed in a steeple, a three-level structure with open arches and red roof, built in the gospel side of the church.
The pediment contains a relief of a symbol of the patron, rises to an acroterium topped with a cross in its apex, and in the corners are pinnacles of the pillars. Its cornices are tapered and delineated.
Flanking the portico are square windows with openwork and finial on the roof. The upper register forms a half-gable that rises up to the capital of the pilaster of the entrance.
Celebration
Festivities for its patron, the apostle St. James the Elder, is celebrated every July 25 in the annual Banig Festival. The parish community also celebrates the Sinulog de Badian every January in honor of the feast day of Sto. Niño.
Mass schedule
Below is the weekly mass schedule of Santiago Apostol Church in Badian, Cebu 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 Badian.
Monday
- 5:00-6:00 PM
Tuesday
- 5:00-6:00 PM
Wednesday
- 5:00-6:00 PM
Thursday
- 5:00-6:00 PM
Friday
- 5:00-6:00 PM
Saturday
- No mass schedule found.
Sunday
- 6:00-7:00 AM
- 8:00-9:00 AM
- 10:00-11:00 AM
- 5:00-6:00 PM
Church information
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Name | Santiago Apostol Church in Badian, Cebu |
| Address | Sawang, Badian, Cebu 6031 |
| Country | Philippines |
| sjp.badian@gmail.com | |
| web.facebook.com | |
| Religion | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu |
| District | District IV – Southwest Cebu |
| Vicariate | Vicariate of Our Lady of Sorrows |
| Patron | St. James the Apostle, Sto. Niño |
| Feast day | July 25 |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Neo-classical |
Nearby Churches
- Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Ronda, Cebu
- San Agustin Church in Alcantara, Cebu
- San Juan Nepomuceno Church in Moalboal, Cebu
- Sto. Tomas de Villanueva Parish Church in Matutinao, Badian, 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
- Sabanpan-Yu, Hope (December 2007). Cebuano Food Festivals: A Matter of Taste. Philippine Quarterly of Culture and Society , December 2007, Vol. 35, No. 4 pp. 384-392. University of San Carlos Publications. Retrieved June 24, 2022
- Badian winks. The Freeman. August 5, 2018. Retrieved June 24, 2022
- Oaminal, Clarence Paul (April 24, 2019). Why Alcantara has the shortest municipal road in Cebu. The Freeman. Retrieved July 19, 2022