But the novelty of this church lies in the fact that all the religious images found here were carved and or painted by the residents of paete long ago.
Paete wood carving history. Joseph and residents celebrate his feast day on march 19 annually. Ava marie s handicrafts manufacturer of the finest philippines religious wood carving art religious items woodcraft handicraft statues in concrete fiber or resing. The exquisite talent of the paeteƱos have reached overseas with some of their works reportedly displayed and used in some countries such as the vatican and united states. The only catholic church in the town is the saint james the apostle parish church which was first built in 1646.
Our town has had a long reputation for its craftsmen highly skilled in wood carving and its embellishment wiki. Aside from religious wood carvings the town became distinguished for wooden shoes bakya beautifully handcrafted and chiseled in various remarkable designs. It is a place of different kinds of handicraft and handcrafted statues and sculptures. James the apostle church paete church like many of the churches in the province the paete church was built during the early spanish period.
Paete officially the municipality of paete tagalog. Paete is a known as the carving capital of the philippines. The town is located at the north eastern part of laguna from manila it can reach municipality of paete passing through rizal province via manila east road or via slex. Paete is known to be the carving capital of the philippines the tradition of pag ukit dates back since time immemorial.
History of carving in paete laguna st. Paete is also a pilgrimage site one of the primary products of the town s woodcarving industry are carving of pu on or images of saints. Former philippine president ms. Even the national hero jose rizal mentioned its works in one of his novels.
Even at this time families have continued the tradition paete woodcarving. The town s patron is st. Bayan ng paete is a 4th class municipality in the province of laguna philippines according to the 2015 census it has a population of 25 096 people. Portraits of paloy cagayat a gem of paete woodcarving paloy cagayat.
Critical realist ethnology of filipino woodcarving artisans of ifugao and paete pdf. Paete is a 4th. We are the best in making religious wood carvings. Arroyo announced in 2005 the town as the woodcarving.
One noteable wood carver is justino paloy cagayat jr.