BANZA CHURCH RUINS title : BANZA CHURCH RUINS, type : 1, description : Located beside the Agusan River, a huge Banyan Tree locally called "Balete" (𝘍𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢) now wraps the bell tower of this once beautiful stone church built by the Recollect Missionaries. The first Catholic Church in Mindanao was consecrated by a Jesuit Missionary, Fr. Valerio de Ledesma on September 8, 1597. Burned to the ground by Moro Pirates in 1753, this old structure was rebuilt but fell into disuse due to transfer of the pueblo (town center) to Baug (now Magallanes) in 1865., address : BARANGAY BANZA, contact_no : , map_link : ,