City of Naga is an independent component city in the Bicol Region of the Philippines. The town was established in 1575 on order of Spanish Governor-General Francisco de Sande, the city, then named Ciudad de Nueva Caceres (New Caceres City), earned its status as the third Spanish Royal City in the Spanish East Indies, after Cebu and Manila.
Naga City is also recognized as Bicol's Tiger Economy. because of its dynamic performance in the economic aspect, considering Naga City as a booming city. Naga City is known as the Queen City of Bicol, and as the Heart of Bicol due to its central location in the Bicol Peninsula; and as the Pilgrim City because Naga City is also home to the largest Marian pilgrimage in Asia, the Our Lady of Peñafrancia. Naga City is also known as One of the Seven Golden Cities of the Sun as stated by Nick Joaquin. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naga,_Camarines_Sur
Metropolitan Cathedral
The Naga Metropolitan Cathedral, also known as the Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist and informally asNaga Cathedral, is a prominent Latin Rite Roman Catholic cathedral located in Naga, Camarines Sur, Philippines. It was erected when the Archdiocese of Caceres was created by a Papal Bull in August 14, 1595. Noel Badiola, was appointed rector in 2011. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naga_Cathedral
Penafrancia Basilica Minore
The Peñafrancia Minor Basilica is located on the outskirts of Naga City—also known as the Piligrim City and Queen City of Bicol—in the Bicol Region of the Philippines. The Image of Our Lady of Peñafrancia is enshrined in her sanctuary at the Basilica Minore, Balatas Road Naga City. Rodel Cajot was appointed rector in 2011.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pe%C3%B1afrancia_Basilica
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Our Lady of Peñafrancia Shrine
Our Lady of Peñafrancia Shrine is a Roman Catholic church in the Philippines, located in Naga, Camarines Sur. It is under the jurisdiction of the Ecclesiastical Province of the Archdiocese of Caceres. The church was formerly the home of the image of Our Lady of Peñafrancia, before the Peñafrancia Basilica was constructed. Our Lady of Peñafrancia is one of East Asia's greatest sites of Christian pilgrimage. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_Pe%C3%B1afrancia_Shrine
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Our Lady of Peñafrancia (Spanish: Nuestra Señora de Peñafrancia in the Philippines, and Nuestra Señora de la Peña de Francia or Virgen de la Peña de Francia in Spain) is a wooden statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Philippines patterned after the one in Peña de Francia (Salamanca, Spain). Millions of pilgrims, devotees, and tourists arrive in Naga City — also known as the Pilgrim City and the Queen City of the Bicol region — in the Philippinesevery September for nine-day festivities in honor of Our Lady of Peñafrancia, the Principal Patroness and Queen of Bicol who is endearingly addressed by Bicolanos as Iná (mother). The shrine in Naga gathers more than five million devotees every year and is known as one of the biggest Marian pilgrimage sites in the world.
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