The church's over-all architectural style falls under the
Baroque-Romanesque style., and the massive stone walls at thick are intensified through the use of thick setback
buttresses as protection to the
Moro invaders as stipulated under Royal Decree 111 of 1573 (Law of the Indies). Above the wooden door entrance at the center of the façade just below the image of St. Christopher is a carved image of the town's patron saint,
Saint Thomas of Villanueva. At each side of the door is the images of
Saint Henry of Bavaria on the left and
Pope Pius VI., Above the images of St. Henry and Pope Pius VI is their respective coat-of-arms.
Sanctuary The
sanctuary of the church is composed of an altar,
tabernacle,
retablo and shrines on both sides. The
retablo is gold-plated and consists of a crucifix (center), statue of
Saint Joseph (left), statue of Saint Thomas (right) and a statue of
Santo Niño (top). The shrine on the left of the altar houses the
Sacred Heart of Jesus while the shrine on the right of the altar houses the
Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Belltower The two huge unequal
bell towers directly attached to the main church serve as watchtowers to defend the town against invasion of Moros. It has two different designs since it was commissioned by two different priests. On the left side is the older belfry, the tallest west belfry with four levels. Originally, the east belfry was constructed only with two levels. It was in 1830 when Father Francisco Perez decided to add another story to the east belfry. Until now, the east belfry (three levels) is one level shorter that the west belfry (four levels). The original late 1790s images of Saint Tomas of Villanova can also be found enclosed in a glass case in the rear side of the church. ==Gallery==