The Ruins of the Church of Pata are the remnants of a 16th-century Dominican church in Sanchez Mira, Cagayan, Philippines. It was constructed under the supervision of Fray Gaspar Zarfate and Miguel de San Jacinto.[1][2]

Pata Church Ruins
Mga Guho ng Simbahan ng Pata
Pata Church Ruins is located in Luzon
Pata Church Ruins
Shown within Luzon
Pata Church Ruins is located in Philippines
Pata Church Ruins
Pata Church Ruins (Philippines)
LocationSitio Nagsimbaanan, Brgy. Namuac, Sanchez Mira, Cagayan, Philippines
Coordinates18°36′51″N 121°9′38″E / 18.61417°N 121.16056°E / 18.61417; 121.16056
TypeChurch
History
BuilderDominican Order
Founded15 June 1595
ManagementNational Historical Commission of the Philippines

Location edit

The Pata Church ruins are halfway between the town propers of Sanchez Mira and Claveria, Cagayan along the Pan-Philippine Highway. It is located close to the Pata River in Sitio Nagsimbaanan, Barangay Namuac of Sanchez Mira.

References edit

  1. ^ de la historia de la Provincia del Santo Rosario de Filipinas, Japon, y China, de la sagrada orden de predicadores (in Spanish). Domingo Gascon. 1693.
  2. ^ Diego Aduarte (1640). Emma Helen Blair & James Alexander Robertson (ed.). "The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898: Volume XXXI". Retrieved 17 May 2018.