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Our Lady of Visitation of Piat Nuestra Señora de Visitacion de Piat | |
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Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary of Piat Apo Baket Yena Tam Ngamin | |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Major shrine | Basilica of Our Lady of Piat,
Piat, Cagayan, Philippines |
Feast | July 2 |
Attributes | Dark complexion, the Child Jesus, rosary, Crown, Flowers |
Patronage | Piat, Cagayan Valley, the Itawes, Ibanag, and Ilocano peoples |
Our Lady of Piat (Spanish: Nuestra Señora de Piat or Nuestra Señora del Santísimo Rosario de la Visitación de Piat) is a 16th-century Roman Catholic icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary enshrined in a minor basilca situated in Piat, Cagayan, Philippines. It is the town's and the province's patroness and is one of the most venerated Marian images of Mary in the Philippines, referred to as the "Mother of Cagayan".
The image, one of the oldest in the country, is credited with many miracles including the end of a drought that threatened famine in the Itawes homeland of the Cagayan Valley where the shrine is located. Piat is dubbed as the Pilgrimage Center of Cagayan Valley because of the thousands of devotees and tourists who flock to the image.