
Baclayon Church, or La Purisima Concepcion de la Virgen Maria Parish Church, is the center of the Roman Catholic faith in Baclayon, Bohol. The church was founded by Jesuit priests Juan de Torres and Gabriel Sánchez in 1596, and was elevated into a parish in 1717. Baclayon Church is considered as the oldest Christian settlement in Bohol. Go on a virtual tour of the Baclayon Church here.