Nuestra Señora de Peñafrancia de Manila - The Mother of the Poor
Nuestra Señora de Peñafrancia de Manila In the suburbs of Paco, Manila, a peculiar Parish can be found within the complex near Gomez St. where the common masses reside. This particular Parish houses one of the most miraculous Marian Icons in the country - the prototype of The Queen of Bicolandia - Nuestra Señora de Peñafrancia de Manila. The icon became the beacon of light of the masses of Paco for the Virgin continues to shower many graces to her devoted children through centuries. The image The icon of the Virgin is an easel painting depicting the apparition of the Blessed Virgin to Simon Vela. The Peñafrancia devotion started when a French Friar, Simon Roland found an icon believed to have been buried since 711 A.D., after a long search. Mary's image was excavated in a cave on a rocky mountain of Salamanca, Spain. The complete details of the image The image is an easel painting done on thick canvas, which restores date to the 1660s. At the upper register, an ov