The Our Lady of Peñafrancia Parish is a

Roman Catholic The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institut ...

church located in Naga City, Philippines. It is under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Càceres.

History

The image of

Our Lady of Peñafrancia Our Lady of Peñafrancia () is an image of the Blessed Virgin Mary. A Marian image is permanently enshrined in the Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Peñafrancia in Naga, Camarines Sur. Spain The devotion to Our Lady of Peñafrancia originates fro ...

was initially kept in a chapel on the banks of the

Bicol River The Bicol River is the eighth largest river in the Philippines in terms of drainage basin size with an estimated catchment area of . The river drains a large part of Bicol Peninsula of the southeastern part of the island of Luzon and passes throu ...

."History of the Devotion to Our Lady of Peñafrancia", Archdiocese of Caceres
/ref> 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 The Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Peñafrancia, commonly known as the Peñafrancia Basilica, is a Roman Catholic minor basilica located on the outskirts of Naga City—also known as the Pilgrim City and Queen City of Bico ...

. However, 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.

Gallery

File:WTNaga EURO A22.JPG, The Monument of Miguel Robles de Covarrubias File:Our Lady of Peñafrancia Shrine inside top view (Peñafrancia Avenue, Naga, Camarines Sur; 04-15-2023).jpg, Church interior in 2023 File:Our Lady of Peñafrancia Shrine inside altar (Peñafrancia Avenue, Naga, Camarines Sur; 04-15-2023).jpg, Church altar

References

External links

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Official Site of the Archdiocese of Caceres
Buildings and structures in Naga, Camarines Sur Roman Catholic churches in Camarines Sur Churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Caceres Jubilee churches in the Philippines {{Philippines-RC-church-stub