TAYO NA SA ANTIPOLO INTERNATIONAL SHRINE OF OUR LADY OF PEACE AND GOOD VOYAGE

Overview Antipolo Cathedral is famous for car blessings, pilgrims who ... Antipolo Church—officially the Antipolo Cathedral or the International Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage—is famous as a major Catholic pilgrimage site and for enshrining a 17th-century Black Madonna statue. Wikipedia +1 Key Reasons It Is Famous Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage: It houses the venerated wooden image of the Blessed Virgin Mary (known locally as Birhen ng Antipolo), which arrived from Mexico in 1626 and crossed the Pacific Ocean multiple times. Getaway.PH +2 International Shrine Status: In 2024, the Vatican formally recognized it as an international shrine, making it the first international Marian shrine in Asia and Southeast Asia. EWTN Vatican +1 Safe Travels and Car Blessings: Millions of devotees and motorists visit the church to pray for safe journeys, and it is widely popular for having new vehicles blessed. Tripadvisor +1 Pilgrimage Season: The church draws massive crowds—ranging from hundreds of thousands to millions—every year during its peak pilgrimage season, which runs from the first Tuesday of May to the first Tuesday of July. Rappler +1 Historical Resilience: Originally founded by Jesuit missionaries in 1591, the church has survived numerous earthquakes, fires, and the destruction of World War II before being rebuilt in its current rotunda style. Wikipedia +2