San Luis Gonzaga Church (San Luis Pampanga)
Cabagsac was the former name of the town. Cabag is a local dialect for fruit bat. Inside this old church at the dome area several fruit bats were to be found. The reason why the church furnitures were covered with cloth after each mass to protect them from the dirt of cabag. There was a written account that Pinpin tried to claim the land as part of the town Santa Ana, but failed to. The church facade features a twin tower where the bells are. Only one of the bell tower has a bell at present. The Images at the foot of the towers were still in existence. Inside, the retablo mayor remains untouch, only repainted. Those Images who originally were at the four niches of the retablo were kept unharmed. The painting at the top of the retablo was a great rendition of God the Father.
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The cieling painting courtesy of Center for Kapampangan Studies
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