The entire church building and convent were destroyed by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake which struck Bohol and other parts of Central Visayas on October 15, 2013.

The National Historic Commission successfully turned over the church to the Diocese of Tagbilaran after an eight-year restoration period.

[1] It is believed that the first Jesuit church was located in the downtown area called Napo, the town's former center along the sea.

Moto and Napo were connected by a stairway with 174 stone steps built under the term of Father Antonio Yus.

[2] Father Jose Garcia planned the construction of another church, and commissioned Domingo de Escondrillas, Director of Public Works in Cebu, to design it.

The National Historic Commission successfully turned over the church to the Diocese of Tagbilaran after the eight-year restoration period.

[citation needed] The church formed a wide rectangular plan with an internal transept and a crossing surmounted by a quadrangular pyramid.

[3][9] It had several inscriptions which included an address to Queen Isabel and Governor General Narciso Claveria[10] and a prayer to the Virgin Mary.

Traces of paintings of yellow flowers on a blue background are credited to folk artists while murals in the ceilings are by Ray Francia.

Located in the sanctuary is the carved main altar which houses the image of the patroness, Nuestra Señora de la Luz, in the central niche.

[13] The altar, which forms a baldachin, was designed with icons related to Mary, including four bas-reliefs on Mary's Annunciation, Visitation, Nativity of Jesus, and Presentation of Jesus at the Temple; icons from the Litany of Loreto such as the Spiritual Vessel, Mystical Rose, Tower of David, and the Tower of Ivory; and symbols of the Four Evangelists.