Dauis Church

Dauis Church
Assumption of Our Lady Shrine-Parish Church
Church façade in 2019, post-restoration
Dauis Church
Republic of the Philippines
Dauis Church
Dauis Church (Philippines)
9°37′33″N 123°51′54″E / 9.62581°N 123.865°E / 9.62581; 123.865
LocationDauis, Bohol
CountryPhilippines
DenominationRoman Catholic
History
StatusDiocesan Shrine
Founded1697 (1697)
Founder(s)
  • Fr. Diego de Ayala, SJ
  • Fr. Joseph Gregorio, SJ
DedicationOur Lady of the Assumption
ConsecratedAugust 23, 1923 (1923-08-23)
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designation
Designated2009, 2011
Architectural typeChurch building
StyleNeo-Gothic, Neo-classic
Years built
  • 1697
  • 1769 (dst. 1795)
  • 1863–1879, 1919–1923 (dst. 2013)
  • 2015–2017
Groundbreaking2015 (2015)
CompletedAugust 15, 2017 (2017-08-15)
Specifications
Number of domes1
Number of towers1
MaterialsCoral stones
Administration
ProvinceCebu
DioceseTagbilaran (since 1941)
DeaneryAssumption of Our Lady
ParishAssumption of Our Lady
Clergy
DeanRuel Ramon
Priest(s)Jose Sinforiano Monton
National Historical Landmarks
Official nameDauis Church Complex
DesignatedFebruary 27, 2009 (2009-02-27)
RegionCentral Visayas
Legal BasisResolution No. 3, s. 2009
Marker DateMay 16, 2009 (2009-05-16)
Official nameShrine-Parish of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Complex
DesignatedAugust 29, 2011 (2011-08-29)
RegionCentral Visayas

Dauis Church, officially known as the Assumption of Our Lady Shrine-Parish Church, is a Roman Catholic church in the municipality of Dauis, Bohol, Philippines, within the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Tagbilaran. Founded by Jesuit priests in 1697, it is one of the oldest churches in the province. After being damaged by the 2013 Bohol earthquake, it was restored and reconstructed from 2015 to 2017.

The church houses an image of Our Lady of the Assumption, which was canonically crowned in 2023. The church is also famous for its miraculous underground water well. It has been declared a National Cultural Treasure by the National Museum of the Philippines and a National Historical Landmark by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines.