Santa Maria de Mayan Church
Itbayat Church
Simbahan ng Itbayat
The church prior to the 2019 earthquake
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20°47′12″N 121°50′29″E / 20.78672°N 121.84136°E / 20.78672; 121.84136
Location	Itbayat, Batanes
Country	Philippines
Denomination	Roman Catholicism
Religious order	Dominicans
History
Status	Church
Founded	1853 (1853)
Dedication	Immaculate Conception
Architecture
Functional status	Damaged[needs update]
Years built	1872–1888 (current building)

The Santa Maria de Mayan Parish Church, commonly known as the Itbayat Church (Filipino: Simbahan ng Itbayat), is a historic church in Itbayat, Batanes, Philippines.

Background

The original structure of the Santa Maria de Mayan Church was made of wood. The original wooden church was built from 1853 to 1858^[1] and was placed under the patronage of the Immaculate Conception.^[2] The current church building was built by the Dominicans. The construction of the church building was started during the administration of Fr. Manuel Blasco in 1872. It was completed in 1888 and the church was blessed by Blasco.^[1]

The church building sustained major damage during the Batanes earthquake of July 27, 2019 with its belfry tower falling off.^[3]