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Intramuros, Manila
Church Exterior
Augustinian Church of
San Nicholas de Tolintino,
the "Recoletos"
(ca. 1930)

See 1851 Intramuros Map

It was built in 1608 and housed a convent and a seminary. It was completely destroyed in World War II.

Its Pipe Organ was built by Father Diego Cera in 1798 before he built the Bamboo Organ of Las Piņas.

Manila Church Exterior
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According to one source, the High Altar of this church was the most splendid of all, complete with retablo and twisted columns.

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