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The Peñafrancia Basilica enshrines an image of the Virgin Mary that was sculpted in 1710. It was commissioned by Miguel de Cobarrubias, who moved to the Philippines from Spain with his family and believed that the Virgin Mary had helped him numerous times in his life. The image was housed in a small chapel until the basilica was built.
Basilica Minore of Our Lady of Penafrancia, Naga City Main article: Peñafrancia Basilica In 1960, the first Archbishop of Caceres, Pedro P. Santos, dreamt of building a new and bigger church to be a basilica and permanent sanctuary of the Lady of Peñafrancia in Bicol.
The image of Our Lady of Peñafrancia was subsequently transferred to the new Peñafrancia Basilica. However, the parish church is also the location of the Plaza Miguel Robles de Covarrubias, where the Traslacion procession of Our Lady of Peñafrancia begins, opening the Peñafrancia Festival.
Peñafrancia Basilica, a Roman Catholic church in the city of Naga, Camarines Sur Our Lady of Peñafrancia, an image of the Virgin Mary housed in the basilica and patron saint of the city of Naga and the Bicol Region; Our Lady of Peñafrancia Shrine, a Roman Catholic church in the city of Naga, Camarines Sur and former home of Our Lady of ...
The Porta Mariae (Latin, "Marian Gate") is a memorial arch in Naga City commemorating the tercentenary of the devotion to Our Lady of Peñafrancia. [1] [2] [3]The arch, 18 metres (59 ft) wide, 4 metres (13 ft) deep and 11 metres (36 ft) high, is surmounted by a 10 feet (3 m) tall brass image of Our Lady of Peñafrancia and two angels on each side.
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Pages in category "Basilica churches in the Philippines" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Basilica of Notre-Dame de Montligeon, La Chapelle-Montligeon: Pope Pius XI [by] Notre-Dame de La Guerche [101] 17 June 1937 Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption, La Guerche-de-Bretagne: Pope Pius XI Notre-Dame de Verdun: 2 July 1946: Verdun Cathedral: Pope Pius XII [bz] Our Lady of Guadalupe: 26 April 1949 Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Paris: Pope ...