Our Lady of Peñafrancia Shrine
Roman Catholic church in Naga City, Philippines / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Our Lady of Peñafrancia Shrine and Parish is a Roman Catholic church in the Philippines, located in Naga City. It is under the jurisdiction 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.[citation needed]
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Peñafrancia Shrine | |
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Our Lady of Peñafrancia Shrine and Parish | |
13°38′04″N 123°11′44″E | |
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] |
Pastor(s) | Rev. Fr. Felipe B. Culvera III |
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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.[citation needed]