Marian Titles: The Virgin of Antipolo: Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage
Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage (Spanish: Nuestra Senora de la Paz y Buen Viaje , Tagalog: Mahal na Ina ng Kapayaapaan at Mabuting Paglalakbay ) or more popularly known as Birhen ng Antipolo is an image of the Blessed Virgin Mary venerated in the city of Antipolo, Rizal in the Philippines. The brown image of the Blessed Virgin of the Immaculate Conception is enshrined in the International Shrine dedicated to her, also known as the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, at the foot of the Sierra Madre mountains, east of Manila. The revered image travelled across the Pacific Ocean from Mexico to the Philippines aboard the galleon El Almirante , arriving in the Philippines in 1626 through the generosity of Governor General Juan Nino de Tabora. The peaceful and safe voyage of the El Almirante was attributed to the image of the Blessed Mother, named Nuestra Senora de la Paz y Buen Viaje. The powerful intercession of the Blessed Virgin was further proven by th...