Bantay Church

The Saint Augustine Parish Church, generally known as Bantay Church, is a Roman Catholic church in Bantay, Ilocos Sur within the Philippines. The church became devoted to St. Augustine of Hippo. It is likewise called the Shrine of Our Lady of Charity housing the striking photograph of Virgin Mary as Our Lady of Charity, topped by means of the Pope because the patroness of Ilocandia on 12 January 1956. The church was closely broken throughout World War II and rebuilding turned into commenced in 1950. The restored façade is of Neo-Gothic layout mixed with pseudo-Romanesque substances and factors.

It is designed to be grandiose and harking back to Spanish architecture. It uses substances together with bricks and dirt. The belfry sits on a hilltop overlooking a inexperienced pasture and the province of Abra. It became used as a watchtower for invading enemy forces at some point of World War II due to its strategic vicinity. The Bantay Church and bell tower are monumental witnesses to diverse atrocities and uprisings.