St. John the Baptist Church is a Roman Catholic church located in C. Tady St., Sara, Iloilo, Philippines.
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History
A settlement by the riverbank of Aswe was the first site of Sara, which was called San Juan. People moved away from the river upon a cholera outbreak and transferred to the present-day location. It became a town in 1877 and renamed Sara after a sister of a parish priest.
The church became a parish in 1895 with Fr. Paulino Diaz as the first parish priest.
Architecture
Finials decorate the peaks of posts of the church. A portico with a gable roof is built at its entrance. The facade has a central panel flanked by splayed walls, and they are pierced with arch windows with depictions of holy scenes. Interestingly, it rises to a belfry that is surmounted with the image of the Sacred Heart Jesus, and yet a bell tower is erected in the epistle side.
Celebration
The feast day of St. John the Baptist is June 24.
Services
Novena to Our Mother of Perpetual Help is at 4:30 in the afternoon every Wednesday.
Mass schedule
Below is the weekly mass schedule of St. John the Baptist Church in Sara, Iloilo from June 30, 2025 to July 6, 2025. Please reach out to the church for an updated schedule. Additionally, you may also want to view mass schedules of churches in Sara.
Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday
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Sunday
- 5:30-6:30 AM
- 7:30-8:30 AM
- 4:30-5:30 PM
Church information
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Name | St. John the Baptist Church in Sara, Iloilo |
| Address | C. Tady St., Sara, Iloilo 5014 |
| Country | Philippines |
| stjohnthebaptistsara@gmail.com | |
| www.facebook.com | |
| Religion | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1895 |
| Age | 130 years |
| Status | Parish |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jaro |
| Vicariate | Vicariate of St. James the Great |
| Patron | St. John the Baptist |
| Feast day | June 24 |
| Architecture | |
| Belfry | 2 |
| Tower | 1 |
Nearby Churches
- Holy Child Church in Lemery, Iloilo
- Immaculate Conception Church in Concepcion, Iloilo
- Our Lady of Fatima Church in Culasi, Ajuy, Iloilo
- Saint Vincent Ferrer Church in San Dionisio, Iloilo
- San Nicolas de Tolentino Church in Ajuy, Iloilo
References
- Vicariate and Parishes. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jaro. Retrieved December 10, 2023
- Paul Dumol, PhD, Grace Concepcion, PhD, and E.J. Ofilada (August 15, 2020). Research Update: Foundation Dates for “The Pueblos of Panay”. Center for Research and Communication. Retrieved December 10, 2023
- History of Sara. Municipality of Sara. Retrieved December 10, 2023