Parish Church of Saint Nicholas de Tolentino of VintarParish Church of Saint Nicholas de Tolentino of Vintar is a Registered Property, Municipality of Vintar, Ilocos Norte located at Vintar, Ilocos Norte, Region I.
The Roman Catholic Church in Vintar was built by the Spaniards in the 1830s, and the construction of the core of the convento was begun in 1806 but finished only in the 1860s. Both underwent renovation toward the last quarter of the 19th century. The church complex has steadily suffered alterations as a result of the region’s earthquakes. In 1983, just after a thorough cleaning and renovation, a strong tremor reduced the convento and the front and back of the church to rubble.
Today, its façade features late 20th century styling but significant sections of brick walls still stand behind the concrete mask. To the right of the façade is the modern bell tower, and next to it are remains of the brick tower that collapsed in the 1931 earthquake. Inside the church are the only remnants of Spanish-era mural decoration extant in the province: on the upper left are yellow and green vines in contrast with the yellow-ochre dentilation confined within lines of indigo. Also conserved is the wooden pulpit, with an elaborate crown-like cupola.