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Peñafrancia, Naga
Naga, officially the City of Naga (Central Bikol language, Central Bikol: ''Siyudad nin Naga''; Rinconada Bikol language, Rinconada Bikol: ''Siyudad ka Naga''; ; ), or the Pilgrim City of Naga, is an Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, independent component city in the Bicol Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, Naga has a population of 209,170 people. It is the most populous city in Camarines Sur and the second most populous city in the Bicol Region, following Legazpi, Albay, Legazpi in Albay and the smallest city in Bicol Region in terms of land area. The town was established in 1575 by order of Spanish Empire, Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines, Governor-General Francisco de Sande. The city, then Nueva Cáceres (New Cáceres, Spain, Cáceres), was one of the Spanish royal cities in the Spanish East Indies, along with Manila, Cebu City, and Iloilo City, historically to be the third oldest. Geographically and statistically classified, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our Lady Of Peñafrancia Shrine
The Our Lady of Peñafrancia Parish is a Roman Catholic church located in Naga, Camarines Sur, Naga City, Philippines. It is under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Caceres, Archdiocese of Càceres. History The image of Our Lady of Peñafrancia#In the Philippines, Our Lady of Peñafrancia was initially kept in a chapel on the banks of the Bicol River. The present shrine was built in 1741 by Bishop Isidro Arevalo, and later renovated by Bishop Francisco Gainza. It was Gainza, who, on September 1, 1864, initiated the ''Traslación'' Procession on the Friday before the Feast of the Most Holy Name of Mary, where the image was brought from the Our Lady of Peñafrancia Shrine to the Naga Metropolitan Cathedral for a solemn novena. The image of Our Lady of Peñafrancia was subsequently transferred to the new Peñafrancia Basilica. However, the parish church is also the location of the Plaza Miguel Robles de Covarrubias, where the ''Traslacion'' procession of Our ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
