Virgin of Cotta Mahal na Birhen sa Cotta | |
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Location | Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental, Philippines |
Date | 1756 |
Type | Wood Statue |
Shrine | Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Ozamiz City |
Patronage | Ozamiz City Misamis Occidental Archdiocese of Ozamis |
Attributes | Brown robes being blown by the wind, 3 angels, a crescent moon, a serpent underfoot biting a fruit |
Feast day | July 16; December 8 |
Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception and of the Triumph of the Cross of Panguil Bay (Spanish: Nuestra Señora dela Inmaculada Concepción y del Triunfo de la Cruz de Migpangi), also known as the Virgin of Cotta and The Blessed Virgin of Cotta (Cebuano: Birhen sa Cotta) is an 18th-century image of the Blessed Virgin Mary venerated at the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental in the Philippines and is the patroness of the city.[1] The image was named after the Fuerte de la Concepcion y del Triunfo of Panguil Bay, the fort where it was originally kept.