Manaoag Church - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Manaoag Church - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Minor Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary of Manaoag, commonly known as Manaoag Church, is a minor basilica located in Manaoag, Pangasinan in the Philippines. Dedicated to Our Lady of Manaoag and first founded in 1600, it was declared a basilica in 2015. The basilica has been canonically affiliated with the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome since 2011. The parish encompassing Manaoag and the surrounding towns is administered by the Order of Preachers under the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lingayen–Dagupan. Dubbed as the "Pilgrim Center of Northern Philippines", it is one of the most-visited pilgrimage sites in the country. Read more on Wikipedia
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