Ep. 066: The Sistine Chapel of the Philippines

St. James the Apostle Church in Betis, Guagua, Pampanga

It's the custom in the Philippines to refer to any Catholic Church that is the sole example of its denomination in a particular locality, not by its patron, but by the town it's in. So the church we'll visit in this episode is not commonly called "St. James the Apostle Parish Church," but rather simply "Betis Church" for its location. But some call it, with a touch of hyperbole, "the Sistine Chapel of the Philippines."

Let's find out why in this episode of--

TEMPLE TALES!