Villaviciosa, Abra Etymology

The name of the parish was adopted from the name of a medieval city in Southern Spain, particularly situated at the bank of a river known as the Rio de Villaviciosa. The parish, which had 3,900 people, had its patron saint, Saint Lawrence.

Source: https://abra.gov.ph/municipalities/villaviciosa

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Church in town: 𝐒𝐭. 𝐋𝐚𝐰𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡 - 𝐏𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐕𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐬𝐚, 𝐀𝐛𝐫𝐚 (𝐃𝐢𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐝)

St. Lawrence of Rome Parish of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bangued was established in 1969. It is located in the Municipality of Villaviciosa, Province of Abra. The Parish Fiesta is celebrated every 10th day of August.

Source: https://www.parishph.com/.../st-lawrence-of-rome-parish...

𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐬𝐚 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲

One of the most significant historical milestones was when Emperor Charles I of Spain and V of Germany stayed in Villaviciosa in 1517 after landing in Tazones – the first time he set foot in Spain. A remembrance party is still held in Villaviciosa to this day.

𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐕𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐬𝐚:

Kimkimay View Deck in Villaviciosa, Abra

- St. Lawrence of Rome Parish

- Limbo Lake

- Kimkimay Lake

- Kimkimay View Deck

𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐕𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐬𝐚:

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𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐲 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐕𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐬𝐚:

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