Birhen sa Calo-oy
Birhen sa Calo-oy
Ayala Museum Research Team
A close-up image of the Virgin, carved in the classical style and better than most of its kind.
According to the story, the image was found by afisherman from Calape, Maximo Dumayag, at the Inabanga river sometime i 1915. He was fishing early in the morning when he noticed that a big seashell, locally known as tacobo, had been caught inside his net. He threw it away but it always came back, so he brought it home and used it as an ashtray. For several nights after the incident, Dumayag was said to have had dreams of the
Virgin Mary pleading to be released from the shell and placed on an altar for the people to worship. Since then, the Dumayag hut has been frequently visited by pilgrims.
1970
Images of Mary
Calape, Bohol
bohol inabanga marian image tacobo maximo Dumayag seashell
A close-up image of the Virgin, carved in the classical style and better than most of its kind.
According to the story, the image was found by afisherman from Calape, Maximo Dumayag, at the Inabanga river sometime i 1915. He was fishing early in the morning when he noticed that a big seashell, locally known as tacobo, had been caught inside his net. He threw it away but it always came back, so he brought it home and used it as an ashtray. For several nights after the incident, Dumayag was said to have had dreams of the
Virgin Mary pleading to be released from the shell and placed on an altar for the people to worship. Since then, the Dumayag hut has been frequently visited by pilgrims.
1970
Images of Mary
Calape, Bohol
bohol inabanga marian image tacobo maximo Dumayag seashell