San Guillermo de Aquitania, in Dalaguete, Cebu

 Marker states:

Simbahan ng San Guillermo de Aquitania

"Itinatag bilang Visita ng Carcar, 1690. Naging parokya, 1711. Sinimulan ang kasalukuyang simbahan, 1802. Natapos, 1925. Ang kumbento, 1932; at ang kampanaryo, 1860. Itinalaga sa pagtankilik ni San Guillermo de Aquitania. Ang simbahan at bantayan sa harapan ay ginamit bilang tanggulan laban sa pananalakay ng mga pirata noong unang bahagi ng ika-19 daantaon. Kinumpuni ang mga nabe, 1868. Gawa ni Canuto Avila ang mga larawan sa kisame ng simbahan, 1935. Mahalagang halimbawa ng arkitekturang Filipino-Espanyol at isa sa mga natitira at katangitanging Church-Fortress Complex sa bansa, inihayag bilang pambansang palatandaang makasaysayan, 16 Abril 2004."

Like many Churches in Southern Cebu, the Church of Dalaguete is made of limestone. In front of the Church, there is a statue of Christ the King. The message was clear, they always wanted Jesus to reign in their lives. The bell fry is almost adjacent to the Church and the convent is quite big. Fronting the Church there is always enough space for people to gather in or even to celebrate.

This church-fortress is so thick it can surely keep people inside the walls safe. I can imagine how the priests were not only spiritual leaders, they were also defenders of the people under their care. When pirates attacked, the priests helped the people to find safety. In the case of Fr. Ruperto Sarmiento known as Padre Pentong, a secular priest who served Dalaguete for 12 years, he formed a group of 500 men and trained them for defense. He found ways and means of  protecting his people from their enemies as well as from fires that would ensue from those attacks. There was a heritage well found in the area that was used to supply water for the various needs of the people. He distributed corn, rice and other foodstuff during famine and taught them many things that can help improve their lives. He built the Escuela Catolica in Dalaguete to give better opportunities to his parishioners. Fr. Pentong led the people in building roads to Paling-Paling. Truly, Fr. Pentong took seriously the words of St. Paul, "Become all things for all men.