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7 beautiful churches seen in teleseryes, films

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<p>MANILA - For the millions of Catholic faithful in the country, the Visita Iglesia on Maundy Thursday remains to be one of the most important traditions of the Holy Week. </p><p>The Lent custom, believed to have originated in Rome back in 1553 and introduced to Filipinos during the Spanish colonial era, is the practice of visiting seven different churches to recite the Stations of the Cross. </p><p>And while many will prefer to flock churches closest to their homes, one can take advantage of the religious holiday and go see those featured in their favorite Kapamilya television shows and films. </p><p>Here&#x27;s a list of the churches one may want to include in their Visita Iglesia, starting with a church that survived the World War II and played witness to one of the most memorable endings to a teleserye. </p><h3 style="text-align:center"><em>Mobile users can view the desktop version of the slideshow <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/v2/03/23/16/7-beautiful-churches-seen-in-teleseryes-films">here</a>.</em></h3><link href="~/CMSPages/GetResource.ashx?stylesheetname=Custom-slideshow" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div style="text-align:center"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/news-special1/entertainment/9/19/page1.jpg" width="872"/></div><h1 style="text-align:center">1. San Agustin Church (Intramuros, Manila)</h1><p style="text-align:center">Following a tumultuous love story that began with an accidental kiss, <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/02/26/16/otwol-clark-finally-marries-leah" target="_blank"><u><strong>Clark (James Reid) and Leah (Nadine Lustre) finally exchanged wedding vows</strong></u></a> inside the iconic church at the walled city of Intramuros. </p><p style="text-align:center">The scene served as the conclusion to the six-month run of &quot;On the Wings of Love,&quot; which also paved the way for Reid and Lustre to become a real-life couple. </p><p style="text-align:center">Back in February, Reid made public his feelings for his onscreen partner during their sold-out concert at the Araneta Coliseum. He credited their time spent together while filming the primetime series for helping them turn reel into real. </p><div style="text-align:center"><strong>A bit of history: </strong></div><p style="text-align:center">A national historical landmark, the present San Agustin Church was built in 1607 and is actually the third one to be erected on the site. A witness to history, it was looted by the British forces which occupied Manila in 1762, survived major earthquakes to hit Manila in 1863 and 1880, and outlasted the second World War, the Battle of Manila, and the bombing of Intramuros. </p><div id="nav-holder"><span id="nav-right"><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/image/entertainment/03/23/16/7-beautiful-churches-seen-in-teleseryes-films-2">&gt;&gt; Next</a></span></div>

<p>Here's a list of the churches one may want to include in their Visita Iglesia.</p>