Our Lady of Peñafrancia Shrine
Our Lady of Peñafrancia Shrine is a Roman Catholic church in the Philippines, located in Naga City. It is under the jurisdiction of the Ecclesiastical Province of the Archdiocese of Caceres. The church was formerly the home of the image of Our Lady of Peñafrancia, before the Peñafrancia Basilica was constructed.[3][4][5] Our Lady of Peñafrancia is one of East Asia's greatest sites of Christian pilgrimage.
| Peñafrancia Shrine | |
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| Our Lady of Peñafrancia Parish Church | |
 The facade of the Peñafrancia Shrine | |
.svg.png)  Peñafrancia Shrine Location in the Philippines | |
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| Location | Naga City |
| Country | Philippines |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church and shrine |
| Dedication | Our Lady of Penafrancia |
| Consecrated | 1759 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Isidro Arevalo |
| Architectural type | Church building |
| Style | Baroque |
| Groundbreaking | 1742 |
| Completed | 1750 |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Caceres |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Rolando Joven Tria Tirona |
| Priest(s) | Fr. Andrew Recepcion[1][2] |
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.
Gallery
Historical Marker of the Parish
The Monument of Padre Miguel Robles de Covarrubias
The Altar of the Shrine
The interior
References
- "Fr. Andrew G. Recepcion S.Th.D | Vox Bikol". voxbikol.com. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
- "BusinessMirror - The church project of Shoko Matsumoto". businessmirror.com.ph. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
- "History of Our Lady of Peñafrancia « Dagos po sa Maogmang Naga". naga.gov.ph. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
- "Our Lady of Peñafrancia Shrine and Parish | official website". penafrancia.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
- "Bikol Braces for the Grand Tercentenary Celebration | Vox Bikol". voxbikol.com. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
External links
- Official Site of the Archdiocese of Caceres
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