The church of Danao city is peculiar in that it has one of the most unique church facades in the country. The church is normal cruciform shape and made of cut coral stone blocks with one Belltower to the right of the Facade. The history of the church starts with the royal declaration of Danao as a parish in 1671, 84 years later in 1755 the construction of the church started and the final touches of the church (the belltower) was finished in 1887. The transept is domed which is actually a newer edition. The hexagonal belltower has 4 floors and is also made of Cut coral stone. It was also during the time of Padre Manuel Fernandez de la Virgin del Rosario that the construction of the beautiful stone fence that surrounded the church was started and was finally completed in 1913 during the time of Fr. Antonio Medalle. But in 1942 during World War II, most of the church was destroyed by fire and only the facade, walls and belfry of the church remained intact. The church was rebuilt in 1946 and Masses were temporarily held by Rev. Fr. Emilio Vicentillo in the old convent located of what is today Sto. Tomas College in Danao City. The rebuilding of the church was completed in 1960 by Rev. Fr. Cesar Jose Alcoseba.
In 1981, the church underwent a major renovation and Masses were temporarily held in multi-purpose building located at the back of the church. The renovation of the church which was initiated by Msgr. Santos de La Serna and funded by Manong Amon was completed in 1985. The architecture of the renovated church was designed by Roll Durano, a renowned Danawanon architect. The renovated church is expanded from its original size and has a miter dome which is majestically structured at the rooftop that adds a “basilica effect” to the renovated church. It is probably the only church with a miter atop of its dome. Finial decoration which is inherent to the original design also becomes a dominant feature through jutting columns that form an interesting pattern at the rooftop of the church. The belfry flooring and interior walling are reinforced with concrete beams and columns with cement plasters that thicken its walls to some extent. The cement plasters that covered the facade, walls and belfry were chiseled out revealing again the original and antique exterior appearance of the church as one can observe nowadays. The inaugural blessing of the renovated church and the Solemn Consecration of its Marble Altar of Sacrifice was done by Archbishop Ricardo J. Cardinal Vidal on December 23, 1985.
Like many other towns in Cebu, Danao also had a Baluarte/Bantayan Sa Hari/Watchtower the photo above was taken in 1920 and was displayed in 2010 the tower was shaped like the belltower but the watchtower was made of Mangunggol stones and Argamasa. The location was on a cliff to the south of the Main town the church can be seen in the backround as a white figure.
