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Betis Church

Address
- Guagua, Pampanga, Philippines
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History
- Santiago de Apostol, Betis, Guagua (listed as a National Cultural Treasure) known as the Sistine chapel of Pampanga for its ceiling paintings with trompe l'oeil elements attributed to Macarin Ligon in the 1930s, later re-painted by local artists Dan Henson and Victor Ramos in the 70s-80s. Betis was originally a town on its own and a visita of Tondo in 1572. Construction of the church started in the late 16th century and would drag on for decades because of the small number of workers.
- It is also the site of the first artesian well in the philippines built by fr. manuel camanes in the latter part of 18th century.
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