TY - ADVS ED - Ayala Museum Research Team TI - Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception KW - Fasts, feasts, and festivals KW - Rizal Park, Ermita KW - bulacan KW - carosa KW - concepcion purisima KW - inmaculada KW - marian festival KW - marian image KW - santa maria N1 - Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception is the patroness of the town of Santa Maria in Bulacan. Tradition has it that the Virgin saved the town from various incursions of bandits, natural calamities and other tragedies. The people of Santa Maria honor the Virgin during their town fiesta every February 7. (Source: Mary in the Philippines, Luz Santos, 1982) YYY UR - http://retrato.com.ph/retratoimages/Midsize/CE/CE01027a.jpg UR - http://retrato.com.ph/retratoimages/Thumb/CE/CE01027a.jpg UR - http://www.retrato.com.ph/photodtl.asp?id=CE01027 ER -