Our Lady of the Pillar
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On January 9, 1724, Governor-General Alfonso Fajardo de la Tenza founded Colegio de San Ildefonso to meet the needs of several young Catholics banished from Japan. In the church adjoining the college, the Jesuit rector enshrined a wooden Marian image which he brought from Spain. Following the expulsion of the order in 1768, the administration of the school and the care of the statue were taken over by Fr. Vicente Ignacio de Arroyo, then religious-in- charge of Sta. Cruz pueblo . A novena dedicated to the image was written by Julian del Pilar, O. M. in 1839Source: La Virgen Maria (Venerada en sus Imagenes Filipinas), 1904Collection: Lopez Memorial MuseumImage type: Reproduction: PhotographMedia format: print
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Filipinas Heritage Library | Retrato - Religious Images | RE00126 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | RE00126 |
On January 9, 1724, Governor-General Alfonso Fajardo de la Tenza founded Colegio de San Ildefonso to meet the needs of several young Catholics banished from Japan. In the church adjoining the college, the Jesuit rector enshrined a wooden Marian image which he brought from Spain. Following the expulsion of the order in 1768, the administration of the school and the care of the statue were taken over by Fr. Vicente Ignacio de Arroyo, then religious-in- charge of Sta. Cruz pueblo . A novena dedicated to the image was written by Julian del Pilar, O. M. in 1839.
La Virgen Maria (Venerada en sus Imagenes Filipinas), 1904.
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