Pakil is located 115km from Manila.

O St. Peter of Alcantara Church has a Baroque

Features

facade. The icons of 14 biblical charaters are seen on the main altar. It also features the painting of St. Francis of Assisi experiencing stigmata and St. Peter of Alcantara receiving host.

O The patron saint's niche at the pediment prominently displays

the florid decoration of the whole facade and the high relief pilasters, as though these dramatic elements are concentrated there. The raking cornice is raked with an alternating stream of plain moldings and carved embellishments. Finials cap the side columns of the front facade.

OThe church's bell tower is attached to

the main structure, formed by three tapering tiers, equally festooned with decorations as the rest of the church.

O The facade features delicate and florid appliques

cherub heads, saints' medallions, and ornamental frames for the windows and saints' niches. The main portal is defined by a decorative arch with a prominent keystone, which is echoed in the choir loft window which bears the carved seal of the Franciscan order at its tympanum.

O The facade is vertically divided by high

relief pilasters and columns, a continuous stream of cornices and horizontal moldings balance the vertical tendencies of the pilasters and columns.

Images of the Church

HISTORY OF THE CHURCH

Ipinatayo ito ng yari sa kawayan at nipa ni Padre Francisco Barajas sa Patronato ni San Pedro de Alcantara nang ang Pakil ay nahiwalay saPaete ,Laguna noong 1676.

Ipinagawa ang kumbento at Simbahang Bato ni Padre Fernando Haro noong 1732.Dinugtungan ng tore noong 1777. Idinamba ang tore sa turumba noong 1788 at nasunog ito noong 1851 at ipinaayos ni Padre Juan de llarena,.

Nasira

ng lindol ang tore at bubong ng simbahan 1881 at ipinaayos ni Padre Juan de Dios Villayos. Nilagayan ng kisame at pinadorado ang altar ni padre Paulino Camba noong 1883,

* Sinira muli ito ng lindol noong 1937 at ipinaayos ni Padre Federico Diaz Pines sa tulong ng Kapisanang Unidad Catolica. *Ginawang marmol ang altar ni Padre Joseph Regan at kinonsagrahan ni Obispo Alejandro Olaila. Ipinaayos ang tore at kisame sa pamamahala ng Parish Council of the Laity noong 1980- 1984.

PROBLEM

How we preserve and maintain the original structure of the church?

Possible Solution
O -Make

rules and regulation to avoid the possible destruction. O - make some moves that shall make in time of calamity. O -restore to the church original structure when doing some repairs and construction.