Our Lady of Peñafrancia
| Our Lady of Peñafrancia Nuestra Señora de Peñafrancia |
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| Queen of Bicolandia Patroness of Bicol |
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| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Major shrine |
Peñafrancia Basilica St. John the Evangelist Metropolitan Cathedral of Naga Peñafrancia Shrine San Francisco Church, Naga |
| Feast | Third Sunday of September |
| Attributes |
Wooden statue Aureola with 12 stars Crowns for the Blessed Mother and the Holy Child "Manto" or the cloak opened wide |
| Patronage | Bicol region, Espírito Santo, sick people, afflicted people |
Our Lady of Peñafrancia (Spanish: Nuestra Señora de Peñafrancia in the Philippines, and Nuestra Señora de la Peña de Francia or in Spain) is a wooden statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary venerated in the Bicol, Philippines. The image comes from the original image enshrined in Salamanca, Spain. It is currently housed at the Peñafrancia Basilica where every September is held for the novena festivities in honor of the image as the principal Patroness and Queen of Bicol.
Pope Pius XI granted the image a Canonical coronation on 20 September 1924 via his Apostolic delegate, Monsignor Guillermo Piani. On 3 December 2015, a mosaic image of the Virgin Mary under this title was officially enshrined at the Vatican Gardens for the 14th slot at the pontifical mandate of Pope Francis. The ceremony was attended by the President of the Philippines, Benigno Aquino III who unveiled the image with honors.
On September 4, 1401, in the city of Paris, capital of France, a child was born to pious and religious parents, Rolan and Barbara. He was christened Simon. The family was quite well off, and their property was more than sufficient to maintain a family of four. Early in his youth, however, Simon despised wealth although his parents could well afford his wishes. When his parents and his only sister died, Simon inherited all their property. To avoid trouble, which he thought might ensue from his possession of such wealth, he sold his patrimony and donated the proceeds to the Church, the poor and the destitute, as well as to charitable institutions. He then applied for a position as a chamber boy in the convent of a Franciscan church in Paris.
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