Ntra. Sra. del Buen Suceso de Parañaque - The Cathedral of San Andrés
The Cathedral of San Andrés de Parañaque, founded as a parish by the Spanish agustines in 1580, preserves the image of Our Lady of Good Success, the size of the Virgin with the Child arrived from Spain that same year. On August 10, 1625, he was crowned canonically on September 8, 2000 by decree of St. John Paul II, and since 2012 the temple is also his diocesan sanctuary.
🌹 Wonders and anecdotes
- The parish was founded on May 11, 1580 by the Augustino Diego de Espinal, which places it among the oldest churches in the Philippines; it is a cathedral of the diocese of Parañaque since 2003.
- According to the tradition collected in 1700 by the vicar Nicolás de San Pedro, the name of the Virgin was chosen by drawing lots: a child drew six consecutive times the ballot "Our Lady of Good Success."
- St. John Paul II granted the decree of canonical coronation in 1999, and the rite was held on 8 September 2000.
- On August 10, 2012, the cathedral was declared diocesan Sanctuary of Our Lady of Good Succession, and the Virgin proclaimed official patron of the city.
Our Lady of Good Success (Parañaque)
The Parañaqueños call it "Nana Ciso" with affection and venerate it as patron of the city and of the diocese, next to St. Andrew the Apostle. More than four centuries of uninterrupted devotion is made by one of the most cherished claims of Manila Bay.
"Our Lady of the Good Event," reaches from your Son a good term for our pleas.
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