Linggo, Abril 21, 2013

La Naval de Manila

Nuestra Senora del Santisimo Rosario de La Naval de Manila is know as the Oldest Philippine Made Ivory Marian Image.
The Image was donated to the Dominican Priest by Don Luis Perez Dasmarinas between 1593 to 1596, it was carved by Pagan Chinese Crafts Man Under the direction of the Spanish Captain Don Hernando de los rios Coronel. The Image is made of Elephant Ivory and attach to Frame work of wood and stuffing while the entire Nino is made of Ivory.
The was Canonically Crowned in the 1907 ordered by Pope Pius X
Now the Image is Venerated at Sto.Domingo Church in Quezon City 

Nuestra Senora de Guia

Nuestra Senora de Guia or Our Lady of Guidance is known as the Oldest Marian Image venerated in the Philippines. According to the History Ferdinand Magellan was the one who brought the Image of Our Lady among with the image of the Sto.Nino de Cebu in 1521. On May 19,1571 Saturday, Miguel Lopez de Legazpi Arrive in Manila and one of his soldiers was roaming and reached the seashore (Now the site of Ermita) and the soldier witnessed the natives pagan worship to a beautiful statue of the Virgin Mary placed on top of trunk surrounded by pandan.
 Now the Image of Nuestra Senora de Guia is Venerated at Ermita Church