Ntra. Mrs. de Piat, patron of the Cagayan valley
The image of Our Lady of Piat, a brunette Virgin brought from Macau by the Dominicans in 1604, is venerated in its minor basilica of Piat, about 41 kilometres from Tuguegarao. Canonically crowned in 1954 as Queen, Mother and Patron of the Cagayan Valley, its sanctuary is the great pilgrimage center of the north-east of Luzon.
🌹 Wonders and anecdotes
- The image, one of the oldest in the Philippines, was brought from Macau by the Dominican parents in 1604 and taken to Piat and Tuguegarao in 1622.
- It is known as the "Dark Virgin" for its dark complexion, and the people call it the Mother of Cagayan; it is attributed, among other favors, to the end of a drought that threatened to starve the land of the itawes.
- It was crowned canonically in 1954 as Queen, Mother and Patron of the Cagayan Valley.
- St. John Paul II raised the sanctuary to the lower basilica on 10 March 1997; every 1 and 2 July thousands of pilgrims come to his feast, together with the Sambali festival.
Our Lady of Piat
Although the cathedral of Tuguegarao is dedicated to San Pedro, the Marian heart of the province beats in Piat: its brunette Virgin is the patron of all the valley of Cagayan and its basilica, the great pilgrimage sanctuary of the north-east of Luzon.
"Our Lady of Piat, Mother of Cagayan, pray for us.
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