Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria de Jaro
Venerated image of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Philippines / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nuestra Señora de la Purificación y la Candelaria (English: Our Lady of Purification and Candle) is a venerated image of the Blessed Virgin Mary enshrined in Jaro Cathedral and the patroness of Western Visayas.[2][3]
Our Lady of Purification and Candle Nuestra Señora de la Purificación y la Candelaria | |
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Location | Jaro, Iloilo City, Philippines |
Date | April 1587[1] |
Witness | Don Cristobal Mercado |
Type | Limestone |
Approval | Pope John Paul II |
Shrine | National Shrine of Our Lady of the Candles |
Patronage | Jaro, Iloilo City, Western Visayas |
Feast day | February 2 |
The devotion to Candelaria de Jaro derives from the original Virgin of Candelaria in Canarias, Spain and its feast day or Candlemas is celebrated every February 2.[4]
Pope John Paul II (now a papal saint) personally crowned the image on February 20, 1981. It is the first Marian image in Asia crowned by a pope and saint in person. Later, the image is declared as the patroness of Western Visayas via decree Quod Urbes on 1982.[5]