Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage

Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage
Nuestra Señora de la Paz y Buen Viaje
Mahal na Birhen ng Kapayapaan at Mabuting Paglalakbay
The original image at the main retablo of the Cathedral
LocationAntipolo, Philippines
Date25 March 1626
TypeWooden statue
ApprovalPope Pius XI
Pope Francis
Venerated inCatholic Church
ShrineAntipolo Cathedral
PatronageTravellers
Sailors
Galleon
Diocese of Antipolo
Antipolo, Rizal
AttributesDark complexion, enlarged iris, unbounded hair
Feast dayFirst Tuesday in May

Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage (Spanish: Nuestra Señora de la Paz y Buen Viaje; Filipino: Mahal na Birhen ng Kapayapaan at Mabuting Paglalakbay),[citation needed] also known as Our Lady of Antipolo and the Virgin of Antipolo (Filipino: Virgen ng Antipolo), is a seventeenth-century Roman Catholic wooden image of the Blessed Virgin Mary as venerated in the Philippines. This Black Madonna is enshrined in Antipolo Cathedral in the Sierra Madre mountains east of Metro Manila.[1]

The image was brought to the country by governor-general Juan Niño de Tabora from Mexico via the galleon El Almirante in 1626. His safe voyage across the Pacific Ocean was attributed to the image, which was given the title of "Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage". It was substantiated later by six other successful voyages of the Manila-Acapulco Galleons with the image aboard as its patroness.[1][2]

Pope Pius XI issued a Pontifical decree to crown the image in 1925. The statue is one of the most celebrated Marian images in the Philippines, having been mentioned by national martyr José Rizal in his writings.[3] From May to July each year, the image attracts millions of pilgrims from all over the country and abroad. Its feast day is on the first Tuesday of May.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Diocese of Antipolo". CBCP Online. Archived from the original on 28 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Our Lady of Antipolo (Birhen ng Antipolo)". Ministry to Filipinos, Diocese of Orlando. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014.
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  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference decree was invoked but never defined (see the help page).