Very timely and entertaining reading for both Lent and the quincentennial this year is “Simbahn: An Illustrated Guide to 50 of the Philippines’ Must-Visit Catholic Churches” by church historian Regalado Trota Jose and with illustrations by architect-artist Allan Jay Quesada.
Published by RPD Publications and available at Solidaridad Book Shop (tel. 82541068), “Simbahn” is a virtual Visita Iglesia of the country’s most historically and culturally significant Catholic churches across 10 regions, from Northeastern Luzon down to the Visayas and Mindanao—from St. Charles Borromeo church on Mahatao, Batan Island in Batanes, to St. Peter Alcantara church in Pakil, Laguna, and the Minor Bas…
Keep on reading: Gorgeous book is a ‘Visita Iglesia’ of heritage churches