Marian devotion
Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary of Manaoag
The Virgin of the Rosary of the Philippines
Custodiated by the Dominicans in Pangasinan, Manaoag is one of the great Marian shrines of the Philippines and, by its title and history, one of the most closely linked to the Holy Rosary.
Origin and history
The image is an old ivory and silver size of the 16th century, guarded in the Dominican shrine of Manaoag. The mission was founded in 1608, in the context of the Dominican evangelization of northern Luzon.
The tradition tells us that a peasant heard a voice that called him and saw the Virgin on the cup of a tree, among clouds; hence the name "Manaoag," related to "calling." The Dominicans built a first chapel and later the church where today the sanctuary is located, becoming one of the country's main pilgrimage centers.
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