Manaoag Church

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3. Our Lady of Manaoag • The Manaoag Shrine has been canonically affiliated with the Papal Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in the Vatican since June, 2011 • In fitting ceremonies on July 22, 2011 attended by more than 100 Archbishops and Bishops, church and government leaders, and devotees, the Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary of Manaoag, standing on a hilltop in Manaoag, Pangasinan, was elevated into a Basilica. The Shrine will henceforth be called the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary of Manaoag, to be headed by a Rector appointed by the Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan. • It is located approximately 200 kilometers north of Manila. It is easily accessible by public transportation. It is 4–5 hours by bus from Cubao, Quezon City. Shrine of Our Lady of Manaoag

4. Our Lady of Manaoag • History • The Agustinian Friars built the first chapel of Santa Monica (the original name of the town of Manaoag) which they served from the town of Lingayen. This was turned over to the Dominicans in 1605 and was served from the town of Mangaldan. • The first Dominican priest to work in the Manaoag mission was Fr. Juan de San Jacinto, O.P. the first Curate of Mangaldan. It was only in 1608 that the Mangaldan mission was formally accepted by the provincial chapter of the Dominican Order. In 1610 Fr. Tomas Jimenez, O.P. became the first resident priest as he took over the Manaoag mission. • Numerous threats from the Igorot tribes of the surrounding mountains led to the transfer of the entire community to the present site on a hill. A large church was built starting in 1701 under the sponsorship of Gaspar de Gamboa and his wife AgataYangta, wealthy residents from Manila who transferred to Lingayen. Expansion of the church in 1882 was frustrated by an earthquake in 1892. • During the tumultuous days of the Philippine Revolution for Independence, on May 10, 1898, the whole church and its treasures, ornaments, and records were burned by the Revolutionaries. The miraculous image narrowly escaped destruction. It was found abandoned at the back of the church. From June to October 1898, it was kept at Dagupan City for safekeeping.

5. Our Lady of Manaoag has a 400-year history of renowned miraculous and pious events. Some of the earliest are replicated in the murals within the church. These include images of: the town miraculously spared from a wildfire, the origin of the basilica and the parish, and the original apparition. Devotees and foreign tourists visiting the shrine usually pray for good health or cure for diseases, among other intentions. The magnanimously miraculous Our Lady of Manaoag has brought distinctive honor and fame to the eponymous town and to the province of Pangasinan. In the early days of the Spanish colonization, animist mountain tribes burnt down newly-converted Christian villages. The town of Manaoag was among the settlements set afire. The thatch-roofed church was the locals' last refuge. The leader of the pillagers climbed over the compound's crude fence and shot flaming arrows into all parts of the church, but, miraculously, the building did not ignite. Miracles

6. Galicayo Festival of Manaoag In the Pangasinan dialect, galicayo means “come here” while manaoag means “to call.” Both words were derived from stories on the Virgin Mary’s apparition in Manaoag where she called on the people to come and build a church. The apparitions and subsequent miraculous events, which occurred in the late 1500s, inspired the Dominicans to build the church of Our Lady of Manaoag in 1913. Since then, the town was named “Manaoag” as pilgrims from all over the country and even abroad visit the place for prayer and thanksgiving. Thus, the weeklong Galicayo Festival, which began last Sunday, is a unique celebration of faith, culture and the arts in honor of Our Lady of Manaoag. Festival

7. Manaoag Hotel • Star of David Hotel is a four storey hotel with 20 fully air-conditioned rooms. 1 big function hall , 2 small reception halls, Safe parking space, Food and Beverage. Each room has TV, private toilet and bath, Hot and Cold shower, Wireless internet service. • At the Dining room Dine-in with family and friends and enjoy real delicious Chinese cuisine! We commit to our guests good, healthy and affordable food.  • We promise our guests clean rooms. Our guests are treated as our personal visitors and we make sure they feel at home when they visit Our Lady of Manaoag. • Functions Be perfectly blessed on your very special day, at Our Lady of Manaoag Church. Hold your reception with us and we do all the hardwork for your very special day!?Check our wedding packages.

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10. Mary’s snow in Rome and a tree in Manaoag • Surely it would appear strange to many that a parish in a hot tropical place like Centro-Enrile (formerly Cabug) in Cagayan be named under the patronage of Our Lady of Snows or NuestraSeñora de las Nieves. • How this Marian title originated is just as interesting to know as how two places of great geographical and cultural divide, the Liberian Pontifical Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome and the Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary in Manaoag, Pangasinan, are now intimately associated. • Based on a medieval legend that became very popular in the 10th century, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to a certain John of Roman nobility and directed him to her chosen site, for him to construct the first temple in Rome dedicated to her. • As the story goes, during one hot summer on Aug. 5 in the 4th century, in order to affirm her wish, she miraculously showered down snow on the Equiline Hill where the Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major (Santa Maria Maggiore) in Rome stands until today. Thus, from this popular account came about another Marian title, Sancta Maria ad Nives or Our Lady of Snows.