Our Lady of Light Church

Our Lady of Light Church, also known as Loon Church, is a Roman Catholic parish church in the municipality of Loon, Bohol, Philippines. Originally established by the Jesuits in 1753 and completed in the 19th century, it is recognized as a National Cultural Treasure and National Historical Landmark. Noted for its twin bell towers and neoclassical design, the church was destroyed in the 2013 Bohol earthquake and fully restored and reopened in 2021.

Visitors can expect a restored neoclassical stone church with twin bell towers, a spacious nave, ornate altar and religious statuary dedicated to Our Lady of Light. The church sits in Loon town center near the coast, with a plaza fronting the facade. Visitors can explore the interior, view restored heritage details, attend mass, and take photographs of the exterior and surrounding grounds.

Founded as a Jesuit parish in 1753, with the present stone church built in the 19th century under the Augustinian Recollects. It was 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. The church was severely damaged and collapsed during the magnitude 7.2 Bohol earthquake on October 15, 2013, and underwent reconstruction led by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, completed and re-inaugurated in 2021.

Serves as the parish church of Our Lady of Light (Nuestra Señora de la Luz), locally venerated as Birhen sa Kasilak, the patroness of Loon. It is a center of Roman Catholic devotion and community life in Loon and an important example of Spanish colonial religious architecture and heritage conservation in Bohol.