Our Lady of the Pillar of Imus
patroness of the Diocese of Imus
Our Lady of the Pillar of Imus (Spanish: Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Imus, Filipino: Mahal na Birhen ng Del Pilar ng Imus) is a Roman Catholic Marian title of Mary, mother of Jesus and infant Jesus atop of a pillar. The city of Imus in the Province of Cavite and the Diocese of Imus consider her as its patroness.
The image was granted a canonical coronation by Pope Benedict XVI via a pontifical decree in 2011. The coronation was executed on 3 December 2012 in celebration of the golden jubilee of the Diocese of Imus as decreed by Pope John XXIII via his papal bull "Chisti Fidelis". The feast day is October 12.
Our Lady of the Pillar is a name given to the Virgin Mary following a Marian apparition to Apostle James the Greater in 40 A.D. in what is now Spain. She is the patron saint of Spain.
History
Imus was once part of the Hacienda de Imus owned by the Franciscan Recollect friars in 1686. These also included the Encomienda de Binakayan (Binakayan, Kawit) and Pérez Dasmariñas (Dasmariñas), a former barrio of Imus.
Like Cavite City (originally Cavite La Punta) and Noveleta, Cavite (La Tierra Alta), the Hacienda de Imus was a barrio of Cavite el Viejo (now Kawit, Cavite), whose parish church was built by the Jesuits under Miguel García Serrano, O.S.A., Archbishop of Manila, from 1618 to 1629.
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