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Poverty incidence of Naga 5 10 15 20 25 30 2006 16.60 2009 24.39 2012 15.69 2015 19.29 2018 9.12 2021 21.37 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Central Business District 2 Naga is the Bicol Region's center of commerce and industry. Strategically located at the midway of Bicol, Naga is the trade center in Bicol for goods from Luzon and Visayas. Naga was inducted into the “Hall of Fame ...
The Metropolitan Cathedral and Parish of Saint John the Evangelist, also known as the Naga Metropolitan Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Naga, Camarines Sur, Philippines. It is the seat of the Archdiocese of Caceres. The first church was established after the creation of the archdiocese as the Diocese of Nueva Cáceres in 1595. The ...
Other religions practiced are Palo Monte and Abakuá, which have large parts of their liturgy in African languages. Although restrictions on religion in Cuba were minimal compared to other communist nations like the Soviet Union or China, the large atheist population was most likely caused by the communist atmosphere of Marxist-Leninist atheism ...
In Spain, Our Lady of Peñafrancia is the patroness of Ciudad Rodrigo. In Fuerteventura a festival is held on the third Saturday of September. Our Lady of Peñafrancia is the patroness of the Bicol Region of the Philippines. She is also the patroness of the city of Naga, the province of Camarines Sur, and the Diocese of Caceres.
The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nueva Cáceres is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. [3] [4] It is a metropolitan see that comprises the Bicol Region, while directly overseeing the third, fourth, and fifth congressional districts of Camarines Sur, Naga City, Iriga City and the Municipality of Gainza.
National historical marker installed in 1940. The image of Our Lady of Peñafrancia was initially kept in a chapel on the banks of the Bicol River. [1] The present shrine was built in 1741 by Bishop Isidro Arevalo, and later renovated by Bishop Francisco Gainza.
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.
Christianity has played an important role in Cuba's history. Cuba was discovered by Christopher Columbus a few days after he arrived to the New World in 1492. In 1511, colonization began when the Conquistador Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar established the Catholic Church in Cuba with the early priest Fray Bartolomé de las Casas known commonly as "the Protector of the Indians". [1]