Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage
| Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage Nuestra Señora dela Paz y Buen Viaje Birhen ng Antipolo |
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| Location | Antipolo, Rizal, Philippines |
| Date | March 25, 1626 (390 years and 281 days) Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Type | Wooden statue |
| Holy See approval | The Most Rev Michael J. O'Doherty Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila |
| Shrine | Antipolo Cathedral |
| Patronage | Travellers and sailors |
| Attributes | Dark complexion, enlarged iris, unbound hair |
Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage (Spanish: Nuestra Señora de la Paz y del Buen Viaje), also known as the Virgin of Antipolo (Filipino: Birhen ng Antipolo), is a 17th-century Roman Catholic wooden image of the Blessed Virgin Mary venerated in the Philippines. The image in its form of Black Madonna represents the Immaculate Conception, and is enshrined at Antipolo Cathedral in Antipolo city.
The image was brought to the country by Governor-General Juan Niño de Tabora from Mexico via the galleon El Almirante in 1626. His safe voyage across the Pacific Ocean was attributed to the image, which was given the title of "Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage". It was substantiated later by six other successful voyages of the Manila-Acapulco Galleons with the image aboard as its patroness.
The statue is one of the most celebrated images of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Philippines, gaining devotees since the mid-19th century, having been mentioned by Jose Rizal in his writings. From May to July each year, the image attracts millions of devotees from all over the country and abroad. Pope Pius XI authorised her Canonical coronation on 13 June 1925, which occurred on 26 November 1926.
On 25 March 1626, the galleon trading ship El Almirante left Acapulco, Mexico, carrying the newly appointed Governor-General of the Spanish East Indies, Don Juan Niño de Tabora, who brought with him the statue. He arrived in Manila on 18 July 1626, and the statue was brought to San Ignacio Church of the Jesuits in Intramuros. When Governor Tabora died in 1632, the statue was given to the Jesuits for enshrinement in the church of Antipolo, which was then being built in the present-day barangay Santa Cruz.
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