The Saint Paul's Cathedral of Vigan

Saint Paul's Cathedral, also known as the Vigan Cathedral was founded in 1614 by Augustinian Recollect Fathers. It became a Cathedral in 1758 when the See of Nueva Segovia was transfered from Lal-lo in the Province of Cagayan to it's present location

The Cathedral was occupied by the revolutionaries under Col. Juan Villamor in 1896 and later on under the forces Lt Col James Parker in 1899.

The church was constructed using the Baroque style but was modied to withstand earthquakes, which are very common the Philippines. It aslo included neo-gothic and romanesque features as time went by.

In 1999, the UNESCO declared the cathedral along with other baroqur churches in the Islands, a world heritage site. Beside the cathedral is the only existing archbishop's palace that was contructed during the Spanish Colonial times in the Philippines.