The Shrine Of Our Lady Of Caysasay
Not too far from the Minor Basilica of Saint Martin of Tours is another significant site of Taal Batangas, the Shrine of the miraculous image of mary, the Our Lady of Caysasay. Unlike the Taal Basilica, the small chapel has nothing really special to offer in terms of its architecture. The facade features four rectangular columns that form three tunnel-shape arches. It has two bell towers on both sides.
The Statue of Moises in front of the church 
The statue of Elias
A simple facade of the Shrine. The painting on the walls, however, are starting to peel off and I think the Chapel needs a little restoration.
The most stunning highlights of the chapel is the main altar featuring the image of Our Lady of Caysasay. The term Caysasay comes from a specie of bird locally known as the Kasay-Kasay. The small image is known for numerous miraculous events and apparition. Some people are calling the image as the Vanishing Lady due to some reports telling that the original image used to vanish every night from the urn and will reappear every morning. The image, which depicts the Immaculate Conception, is believed to be one of the oldest in the country, having been found in 1603 by a man fishing in the Pansipit River. You can have a closer look to the image in one my posts during the Grand Marian procession here.
A closer look of the altar. The image was canonically crowned in 1954 and was later given the title the “Queen of the Archdiocese of Lipa”. 
What I like the most in this church is the octagonal balustrade dome with intricate black and white painting depicting some events taken from the bible. 
The chapel also has a pulpit 
Near the church is the so-called San Lorenzo Ruiz Steps and miraculous Well of Sta Lucia (I’m going to post about it on my next entry) Meanwhile, you can visit my post about these churches too!
St Thomas Aquinas Parish │ St Padre Pio National Shrine │ St Therese And The Child Of Jesus Parish │San Sebastian Cathedral │Our Lady Of Mount Carmel Parish │ Minor Basilica of Saint Martin of Tours
doesnt look so old anymore.. but still maginificent 🙂
thanks Kat
I agree with you that the small chapel has nothing really special to offer in terms of its architecture but I like the color of the paint, it’s yellow!! hahaha.. having they said, the inside looks grand especially the dome and the ceiling.. looking forward to your next post on the miraculous well.. 🙂
haha.. i knew you would love the color Sk haha
thanks
Though nothing grand outside because of its faded colours, it is still rich in history and stories of miracles. Hope they restore the facade.
thanks Jonathan
Love the altar and the dome! How many chapels and churches have you been visiting lately? 🙂
haha yup… been visiting so many churches lately.. more to come LOL
If you did not show us the photos, I would not have guessed that the interior of this chapel looks so magnificent! Thank you!
thanks Mun
Lovely art in the ceiling. I’m intrigued with miraculous Well of Sta Lucia. That’s new to me. 🙂
thanks Lux.. will post about it soon
The dome symbolizes the Christianity in the ancient times and really great to have this in the Philippines. How lovely to explore this place anyways.
Thanks Sir Fernando
This is such a beautiful church to worship God and also explore. It has been awhile since I went to church and heard mass. I really missed it.
Thanks Jessica
Looks dull from the outside but the antithesis when you enter the holy domicile. Whoaaa. Guess I should stop judging the book by its cover, eh?
hehe so true thanks Renz
The facede looks simple but the interior of the place is really intricate and really beautiful.
thanks Franc
The outdoor design is very different from what you can see inside. I hope we could visit this church when we visit Batangas soon.
This is indeed a great place to visit Mommy Levy
what I like about visiting old churches is its history and the architectural elements most especially on those very old ones
thanks Jojo
i have heard a lot about this church, i would really love to visit this place one day!
you should Vix… this is indeed a nice place
The church looks simple and neat outside but the interiors looked impressive and nice! I really like that octagonal balustrade dome!
Yup… simple outside magnificent inside
I was surprised that the inside of the shrine is a total opposite of the facade. I’d love to visit the Shrine of Our Lady of Caysasay soon.