Santa Marian Kamalen
Our Lady of Camarin Santa Marian Kamalen, Maga Haga | |
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The venerated image enshrined at the Minor Basilica of Most Sweet Name of Mary | |
| Queen and Patroness of Guam | |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Major shrine | Cathedral-Basilica of the Most Sweet Name of Mary |
| Feast | December 8, Feast of the Immaculate Conception |
| Attributes | The Blessed Virgin Mary on crescent moon |
| Patronage | Guam and Guamanian people, Mariana Islands |
Santa Marian Kamalen also known as Our Lady of Camarin and informally known as Dulce Nombre (English: Sweet Name) is a title of the Blessed Virgin Mary associated with a carved molave wood and ivory image venerated by the Roman Catholic faithful in Guam as their Patroness. Santa Marian Kamalen is the patron saint of Guam, and the Mariana Islands.
The image is known to have escaped the Japanese war and bombing of Guam on 8 December 1941, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. It is permanently enshrined at the Minor Basilica of the Most Sweet Name of Mary.