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Nuestra Señora dela Soledad de Porta Vaga

Our Lady of Solitude of Porta Vaga
Nuestra Señora de la Soledad de Porta Vaga
Birhen ng soledad ng Porta Vaga
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Original Bejeweld Painting of Our Lady of Solitude of Porta Vaga
Luz de Filipinas, Reina de Cavite, La Celestial Guardiana y Protectora de la Provincia de Cavite y su Puerto, La Excelsa Patrona de la Ciudad y Provincia de Cavite
Venerated in Roman Catholic Church
Philippine Independent Church
Major shrine San Roque Church, Cavite City,
Philippines Philippines
Feast 2nd and 3rd Sunday of November
Attributes Oil painting on canvas
Aureola with 24 stars made from diamonds
Rosary, beads made from pearls and the Cross of diamonds,
The Crown of Thorns and Nails symbols of Christ's Passion
gold and silver Riza in the shape of candle sticks, angels, curtains, and shells
Silver and Kamagong Frame
Patronage Province of Cavite, Cavite City Patroness of Galleons, Seafarers, Caviteño people

Our Lady of Solitude of Porta Vaga (Spanish: Nuestra Señora de la Soledad de Porta Vaga), or commonly Our Lady of Porta Vaga, is the Patroness of Cavite province in the Philippines.

The icon, which depicts the Virgin Mary as Our Lady of Solitude, is enshrined in San Roque Church in Cavite City. The devotion to Our Lady of Porta Vaga is one of the oldest and famous Marian devotions in the Philippines.

The icon has received several titles throughout its history, including "Queen of Cavite" and "Exalted Patroness and the Celestial Guardian and Protectress of the Province of Cavite and its Port" (Spanish: "Reina de Cavite", "La Excelsa Patrona y La Celestial Guardiana y Protectora de la Provincia de Cavite y su Puerto").

The icon was used to bless departing trade galleons plying the route between Cavite and Acapulco, Mexico, earning her the title "Patroness of the Galleons", while stories of its miraculous powers earned it the title, "The Virgin of Thousand Miracles".

The Blessed Virgin Mary is depicted as garbed in black and white, kneeling as she contemplates the instruments of her Son's Passion. Before her are the crown of thorns and the nails. The icon is painted on canvas and framed in carved wood. The painting itself is set in gold and silver accouterments studded with precious gems that are ex votos from devotees. It is considered an invaluable treasure inherited by the Caviteños, and is the oldest extant dated Marian painting in the Philippines.


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