Simbahang Bato | Naujan, Oriental Mindoro

The Bancuro Church Ruins, or locally known as Simbahang Bato (Stone Church), is a Roman Catholic church located in Barangay Bancuro, Naujan, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. It earned the moniker "a church within a church" because a small chapel is currently housed within the ruins' massive walls. The Simbahang Bato was built during the 1680s-1690s when the Augustinians established their first settlement in Bancuro, Naujan. Its thick walls were made of coraline stones[1] and bonded by lime mortar. The Simbahang Bato was originally built as a convent and became a parish. In 1842 the "Asultos de Moro", the great raid in the Island of Mindoro, destroyed the first settlement in Bancuro by Moro invaders[2] and because of this, the church served not only as a house of worship but also as a fort and refuge for the locals. In 1858, the capital of Naujan was transferred from Bancuro to "Bulwagan" Naujan. It was then became a pastoral community of San Nicolas de Tolentino Parish under the supervision of the Society of the Divine Word in 1937. In 2006, the San Agustin Chaplaincy took over the pastoral work of the Simbahang Bato. For suggestions, invitations, promotions and advertisement, message us or email us at [email protected] Subscribe for more    / @ajmtravelgoals   333 Steps, Naujan, Oriental Mindoro –    • 333 Steps | Naujan, Oriental Mindoro   Oriental Mindoro Playlist –    • Oriental Mindoro   Let’s connect: Instagram –   / ajmtravelgoals   Twitter –   / ajmtravelgoals   facebook -   / ajmtravelgoalservice2017   #simabahangbato #naujan #orientalmindoro