Our Lady of Peñafrancia Shrine

Peñafrancia Shrine
Our Lady of Peñafrancia Shrine and Parish
Peñafrancia Shrine facade in 2011
Peñafrancia Shrine Show map of Luzon Peñafrancia Shrine Show map of Philippines
13°38′04″N 123°11′44″E / 13.63439°N 123.19557°E / 13.63439; 123.19557
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

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]}

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]}

Gallery

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  Church PHC historical marker
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  The Monument of Padre Miguel Robles de Covarrubias
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  Church interior in 2011
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  Church altar

References

External links

• Media related to Peñafrancia Shrine (Naga City, Camarines Sur) at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website
• Our Lady of Peñafrancia Shrine on Facebook
• Official Site of the Archdiocese of Caceres

This page was last edited on 31 March 2024, at 10:15