Our lady of the immaculate conception church in Oslob, Cebu
Also known as Nuestra Señora de la Inmaculada Conception, the Oslob Church is one of the oldest churches in Cebu. The church was constructed in 1830, and was designed by Bishop Santos Gomez Marañon - the same person who built the Magellan's Cross kiosk in Cebu City. A fire gutted the Oslob Church on March 26, 2008 but was then reconstructed by the locals. Oslob was established as a visita of Boljoon in 1690 and became an independent parish in 1848 with the Immaculate Conception as its patroness. Made of coral stones, its construction started in 1830 and finished 18 years later. It was designed by Bishop Santos Gomez de Marañon (the same prelate who built the kiosk of Magellan’s Cross in Cebu City) to replace the destroyed church at Daanglungsod (Boloc-Boloc). The buttresses were added between 1848 and 1850 while the adjacent bell tower was installed in 1858.ff Oslob was established as a visita of Boljoon in 1690 and became an independent parish in 1848 with the Immaculate Conceptio...