Low Church

Our walk in Easo culminated with arriving at what the villagers call the “low church”.  There was another church sitting high upon a bluff that was, of course, called the “high church”, but that walk (and climb!) was a bit too much in the very humid temps, so I was happy to visit this church instead.  Per a villager standing nearby, this is a Catholic church.  It doesn’t appear to be used, as it was a Sunday morning when we visited, and it was clearly not open for Mass.  But, it did seem to be cared for.

The church tower was very impressive for a not very large church.  Altho it was a pale grey in color, begin exposed to the elements over the years, aged it to a lovely patina.  The cornerstone above the front door indicated it was built in 1898, so I’m sure it’s faced its fair share of tropical storms, sunny days and wind.

The tower windows were impressive as well.  There were large stones which seemed to serve as the casing for the windows.  These were on the tower of the church, perhaps on the way up to ring the church bell when the church was still in use.

Here’s another view of the windows.  It seems to confirm my thought that the windows were more for air circulation in the tower than to look out of them.  Notice the way the sort of levers in the window are facing – downward.  One can’t see out of them very well, but they would let in light and air.

On the other side of the church was an old cemetery.  Many of the headstones seemed to be made from the same type of stone that built the church.  The cross sort of leaning into the headstone spoke of the age of the cemetery as well.

Enjoy!