THE province of Bataan has seven old Catholic churches built some 215 to 428 years ago that have been appointed as pilgrimage sites, and one of these is the Church of Samal, which houses centuries-old images.

These pilgrimage churches were constructed under the ministration of Dominican priests, and are located in the towns of Hermosa, Orani, Samal, Abucay, Pilar and Orion and the City of Balanga.

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