Cagsawa Ruins | Church of Cagsaua MarkerCagsawa Ruins | Church of Cagsaua Marker is a National Cultural Treasure, National Museum; Marked Structure, NHCP located at Daraga, Albay, Region V.
Marker Text:
Church of Cagsaua
The spiritual administration of Cagsawa from 1587 to 1595 was under the parish of Camalig an early church was burned, 25 July 1636. By the Dutch who ransacked the towns bordering Legaspi Bay. This church build after 1724 by Fray Francisco Blanco O.F.M. was buried by rocks and lava during the eruption of Mayon Volcano, 1 February 1814. The Authorities of Cagsawa meeting at Ligao, 6 July 1814 decided to incorporate their town as part of Daraga. The first sentenary of the destruction off the church was commemorated 1 February 1914 with a huge pilgrimage to the ruins where high mass was celebrated.
Year Unveiled: 1954