Virgin of Peñafrancia: Mother of Bicol

Virgin of Peñafrancia: Mother of Bicol, a photo-documentary on the celebrated devotion to the Virgin Mary under the title of Peñafrancia. Texts, using archival documents and oral interviews, are combined with vintage and contemporary photographs to give comprehensive picture to the history, rites, and people that make the devotion a truly living tradition for the Bicolano. The roots and manifestations of the fervor that bouys crowds of devotees are astutely analyzed as the photographs capture the press of the crowds, making this book a vicarious experience of religious enthusiasm, truly Filipino.

• AuthorVitaliano R. Gorospe S.J, Rene B. Javellana S.J.
• Illustrated byJoanne De Leon
• GenreHard Cover
• PublisherBookmark
• FormatPaperback
• Language English (United States)
• Reading AgeAges 6-10
• ISBN971-569-158-7
• Pages96
• Year1995