Paoay Church (San Agustin Church)

Paoay Church, officially Saint Augustine Church, is a Roman Catholic parish church in the municipality of Paoay, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Completed in 1710, it is one of four Baroque Churches of the Philippines inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993. Notable for its Earthquake Baroque architecture with massive side buttresses, coral block and brick construction, and ornate facade, it remains an active place of worship and a major cultural heritage landmark in northern Luzon.

Visitors can expect a large coral-block and brick church with a distinctive Earthquake Baroque facade, massive side and rear buttresses, and a separate three-tiered coral bell tower. The setting is an open churchyard and plaza in Paoay town proper. Inside, visitors see a vaulted nave, wooden altar and religious images. The site is an active parish, so visitors encounter worshippers, occasional services, and areas for quiet viewing and photography around the exterior and interior when not in use for mass.