San Nicolas de Tolentino Church is a Roman Catholic church located in E.C Villanueva St., Bais City, Negros Oriental, Philippines.
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History
Bais was organized in 1801 according Fr. Angel Martinez Cuesta, OAR. Its church began as a visita of Tanjay and then later of Manjuyod. It became a parish in April 1873 with Fr. Benigno Jimenez, OAR, as first parish priest.
An early church was built by Fr. Jimenez in 1874, but it did not survive a typhoon that struck in 1874. Church-building began in 1892 within the term of Fr. Guillermo Garcia.
Unfortunately, it was one of the churches that was burned during the Philippine Revolution. Subsequent reconstruction saw the completion of the present-day church in the 20th century.
It landed in national news when a bronze tabernacle was stolen in 2019. The tabernacle was later recovered in a sugarcane field, and reparation acts were offered for the next three days to address the desecration of a sacred object.
Architecture
The church has a contemporary appearance, and its facade is hemmed by twin towers. It overlooks a street and it is punctured by pointed arch, arch, and rectilinear openings. Above the main entrance is a decorative pointed arch molding enclosing a rose window. A niche is found in the lunette that serves as the pediment, and it is topped with a cross.
Celebration
The feast day of St. Nicholas of Tolentino is September 10.
Services
The parish office is open from 8:00 in the morning to 5:00 in the afternoon daily.
Mass schedule
Below is the weekly mass schedule of San Nicolas de Tolentino Church in Bais City, Negros Occidental 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 Bais City.
Monday
- 5:00-6:00 AM
Tuesday
- 5:00-6:00 AM
Wednesday
- 5:00-6:00 AM
Thursday
- 5:00-6:00 AM
Friday
- 5:00-6:00 AM
Saturday
- 5:00-6:00 AM
Sunday
- 6:00-7:00 AM
- 8:00-9:00 AM
- 5:00-6:00 PM
- 7:00-8:00 PM
Church information
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Name | San Nicolas de Tolentino Church in Bais City, Negros Occidental |
| Address | E.C Villanueva St., Bais City, Negros Oriental 6206 |
| Country | Philippines |
| Contact | (035) 523 5413 |
| sannicolasdetolentinobais@gmail.com | |
| www.facebook.com | |
| Religion | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Status | Parish |
| Declared as parish | April 1873 |
| Age as parish | 152 years |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu |
| Diocese | Diocese of Dumaguete |
| Vicariate | Vicariate of Simon the Zealot |
| Patron | St. Nicholas of Tolentino |
| Feast day | September 10 |
| Architecture | |
| Tower | 2 |
Nearby Churches
- Our Mother Of Perpetual Help Church in Paniabonan, Mabinay
- San Isidro Labrador Quasi-Parish Church in Mangganay, Panalaan, Bais City
- St. Francis of Assisi Church in Manjuyod, Negros Oriental
- Sto. Niño Church in Mabinay, Negros Oriental
References
- History Highlights Pueblo De Bais. San Nicolas de Tolentino Church. September 4, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2023
- Romanillos, Emmanuel Luis A. (December 31, 2020). Augustinian Recollect Legacy to the Church in Negros Island. Philippine Social Science Journal. Retrieved December 1, 2023
- Enrique Rafael del Valle. Bais San Nicloas de Tolentino Parish Church. Bais City Political History. May 14, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2023
- History. City Government of Bais. Retrieved December 1, 2023
- Mary Judaline Partlow. Teenager nabbed for ‘stealing’ church tabernacle in Bais City. Philippine News Agency. March 13, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2023