According to wikipilipinas, Spanish friars built Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Cathedral sometime in 1895 before Dipolog City became a municipality. Records also show that while Dr. Jose Rizal (the Philippines' National Hero) was in Dapitan during his exile, he designed the Cathedral's altar at the request of his former professor -- Fr. Jose Villa Clara.
After I saw a wedding picture of a high school classmate with the church in the background, I couldn't help admiring the newly renovated Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral Parish in my home city. Of course, that was a few years ago, and I only had the chance today to look at the church from the eyes of a tourist. So after Sunday mass, I walked around and took some pictures.
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| The Cathedral's altar. It's still the same design from the old one. It's just lighter, probably because of the new materials used during the renovation a few years ago. |
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| The Cathedral's hardwood ceiling with images of the four Gospel writers: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. They have been there since I was a child. According to my father, these images were brought from Rome. |
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| The angels are new to me. The material used for the Cathedral's outside walls are also new. |
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| The Cathedral's facade. It's still almost the same as the old one, except for the main entrance. The entrance is wider but I think lower than it was during the old days, |
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| A schedule of masses and other church activities. |
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| A monument of the unborn. This was the first time I saw it and I believe this is the first church I've seen that has this monument. |
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