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Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados de Mandaluyong - The Doting Mother of Mandaluyong City

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Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados de Mandaluyong Mandaluyong City, famously known as the "Tiger CIty" due to its progressive economic development and also has a unique place in the history in our country. In the banks of the historic Pasig River, there is a church dedicated to one of the esteemed patroness of the city - Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados de Mandaluyong. The Virgin of the Abandoned of Mandaluyong City became one of the silent witnesses of the historic development of the city and also a solace to her children in times of need. The image The venerable image of Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados de Mandaluyong is a wooden de vestir image of the Blessed Virgin Mary carrying the Child Jesus in her arms under this particular title. The image is faithful to the iconography of its original in Valencia, Spain and it's parent image in Santa Ana, Manila: the Virgin holding the Child Jesus on her right arm and a scepter with a sheaf of lilies on her left, we...