Lezo, Aklan
- Nov 24, 2025
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Before its creation as an independent municipality, Lezo was a barrio in Kalibo called Guicod. The name Guicod is derived from the word "Guicab," which means "a cavern in a creek where eels were in abundance." It was also known as Tierra Alta, meaning "high land," because the town center was not inundated during the great flood of the early 19th century.
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Church in town: 𝐒𝐭. 𝐈𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡 - 𝐏𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐋𝐞𝐳𝐨, 𝐀𝐤𝐥𝐚𝐧 (𝐃𝐢𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐊𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐨)
St. Isidore the Farmer Church is a Roman Catholic church located in Lezo, Aklan, Philippines.
Lezo was called Guicod and was previously part of the municipality of Kalibo. It was also called Tierra Alta (elevated land) because it was spared from being inundated when the surrounding area flooded in the 19th century. It seceded from Kalibo and became an independent municipality through a decree issued on March 21, 1865. It was implemented on July 6 of the same year, with Anacleto Ramos installed as its first head. The church was established in 1867.
The church’s main, pointed-arch doorway is decorated with compound-column jambs and contains an elaborately adorned frontispiece with half-quatrefoil, dentil, rosettes, a triregnum (Papal Tiara), and Saint Peter’s keys. (In other churches, the presence of these symbols may indicate it was founded by the secular clergy.) It is flanked by pilasters and walls containing pointed arch apertures with cruciform tracery.
The cornice features two rows of dentil and serves as a transition to the pediment (topped with a cross) and twin belfries. In the pediment is the niche of the patron, and both are surmounted by spires. The belfries are three-bodied structures punctuated by arches and capped with an onion dome roof.
The feast of St. Isidore is May 15.
𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐳𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲
Tucked in the center of Aklan Province, the Municipality of Lezo is evidence of tenacity and a rich past. Though Lezo is the smallest of Aklan’s 17 towns, its narrative is far from small. From its modest beginnings as a flood-resistant community to its hard-earned independence, this town’s path weaves together cultural pride, colonial influences, and the resiliency of its people.
𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐳𝐨:
- St. Isidore the Farmer Church
- Bayangan Festival
- Lezo Plaza
- Lezo Pottery
𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐳𝐨:
- Roman Aguirre (is one of the Nineteen Martyrs of Aklan, Filipino patriots who were executed by musketry in Kalibo, Aklan, Philippines on March 23, 1897, at 2 a.m, for cooperating with the Katipunan during the Philippine Revolution against the Spanish Empire.)
𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐲 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐳𝐨:
- None in the list
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