Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria de Jaro
| Our Lady of Purification and Candle Nuestra Señora de la Purificación y la Candelaria | |
|---|---|
The icon enshrined on the balcony of Jaro Cathedral. | |
| Location | Jaro, Iloilo City, Philippines |
| Date | April 1587 |
| Witness | Don Cristobal Mercado |
| Type | Limestone |
| Approval | Pope John Paul II |
| Shrine | National Shrine of the Our Lady of Candles |
| Patronage | Jaro, Iloilo City, Western Visayas |
| Feast day | February 2 |
Nuestra Señora de la Purificación y la Candelaria (English: "Our Lady of Purification and Candle") is a venerated image of the Blessed Virgin Mary enshrined in Jaro Cathedral and the patroness of Western Visayas.
The devotion to Candelaria de Jaro derives from the original Virgin of Candelaria in Canarias, Spain and its feast day or Candlemas is celebrated every February 2.
Pope John Paul II (now a papal saint) personally crowned the image on February 20, 1981. It is the first Marian image in Asia crowned by a pope and saint in person. Later, the image is declared as the patroness of Western Visayas via decree Quod Urbes on 1982.