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The concept for the building came from Archbishop Pedro P. Santos in 1960. Construction began on April 18, 1976, but was delayed for a number of years due to finance problems and was not completed until September, 1981.
Erected on Padi-an when the Diocese of Caceres was created by a Papal Bull of 14 August 1595. Destroyed by fire, 1768. Construction of present cathedral in Spanish-Romanesque style by Bishop Bernardo de la Concepcion, 1808. Finished and blessed by Monsignor Tomas Ladron de Guevarra, 1843. Damaged by typhoon, October, 1856; restored by the Very Reverend Fray Francisco Gainza, 1862-1879; damaged by earthquake, 1887; repaired by Obras Publicas under the direction of Bishop Arsenio Campo and Engineer Ricardo Ayuso, 1890.
The image was found by Simon Vela in 1434 in a place called Pena de Francia (Mountain of France). In 1711, the Philippine version of the image was carved from santol wood and painted with dog's blood mixed with some pigment. Bicolanos later venerated the image after being spared from the cholera epedemic of 1882. The Nuestra Senora de Penafrancia was canonicaly crowned in 1924 (April 2012).
They like their statues figurative in the Philippines. This splendid piece in Naga City commemorates the history of interaction between Spaniard and 'Indio', which started as these things usually do and ended in the revolt of 1898, just in time for the Americans to step in and take over.
From the design of the gate, one can assume that the first owner of this house was a doctor. Probably even the descendants today are doctors as well.
People waving their white handkerchiefs while singing during mass after the Traslacion Procession. The procession starts around 12:30 noon time and ends around 6 pm.
Traslacion Procession - is a procession held every 2nd Friday of September bringing the image of the Nuestra Senora de Penafrancia "Ina" and the Divino Rostro from the Penafrancia Basilica to the Naga Metropolitan Cathedral. This signals the start of the Penafrancia Fiesta. "Ina" will stay at the cathedral for 9 days and her image will be returned to the basilica on the 9th day in a fluvial procession. The fiesta ends on a 3rd Sunday of September.
The Peñafrancia Shrine, the church constructed during the Spanish period where the original image of the Nuestra Señora de Peñafrancia, commissioned by Miguel Robles de Covarrubias, was kept.
this was taken last 2008 penafrancia festivities. Voyadores festival, In Naga City, Philippines.
There is a lot of street plays, dancing, but somehow many pressentations are already "westernized." even the costume of the lady in front in this picture is Spanish influenced.
The voyadores riding boats (middle portion) pulling the "pagoda" carrying the image of the Nuestra Senora de Penafrancia and the Divino Rostro during the fluvial procession along the Naga river on her way back to the Penafrancia Basilica. (September 20, 2008)
At 8:30 that evening we have to be waiting at the crossroads to get on the bus that will be leaving from Naga City and going back to Manila overnight. Adith, Jay, Nanni, and sister-in-law, and I caught the bus from Naga City to Manila on time. It stopped; we got on, and spent the night traveling back to Manila. This is an economical way to travel as it saves the cost of a hotel room for the night. It was a large modern bus, so not too uncomfortable, with air conditioning and reclining seats. We arrived at Adith's home about 6:00 AM and by 6:30 were on the road again in a van with 13 people. We are heading to Baguio, a resort area north of Manila in the mountains. In the van are the driver and Jay and a cousin in the front seat, behind the front seat is a little ledge that two nephews are sitting on. In the middle seat are a niece, Nanni, Adith, and myself. In the rear seat are a niece and her husband and two other nieces. This is the first time any of them have traveled to this area. It is crowded; but manageable, we stop a lot. I am now beginning to learn about "Bahala na". It is a Tagalog term for the carefree part of their culture. As best I can make out, it translates into something like "whatever", or "what will be will be", or "the gods will provide".