Our Lady of Atocha Parish ChurchOur Lady of Atocha Parish Church is a Registered Property, Province of Isabela located at Alicia, Isabela, Region II.
The structure of the Our Lady of Atocha Parish was originally built by the Spaniards in the 18th century, but was not finished. Passing by Old Angadanan (now Alicia) town on February 12, 1805, Fr. Manuel Mora, OP wrote, “Angadanan has a convent of bricks, though not totally finished. Its church is timber, wood and bamboo. The number of inhabitants is 791”. The church and convent as seen today in the town of Alicia, beautiful and solid, was built by Fr. Tomas Calderon, OP and inaugurated in 1849 with Fr. Francisco Gainza, OP, then vicar of Carig (now Santiago City). The church was dedicated to the Nuestra Senora de Atocha, more popularly known today as Our Lady of Atocha. The church is known for its antique Castilian architecture design.