Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage

Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage was the title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary on the basis of the Spanish galleon's successful eight ocean crossings.
It was also believed that she saved the galleon by warning the people about an imminent catastrophe.


On March 25, 1626, the galleon trading ship "El Almirante" arrived from Acapulco, Mexico. On board was the Governor of the Philippines Don Juan Niño de Tabora, who brought with him the statue from Mexico. The statue was first taken to the Jesuit church in Intramuros called Saint Ignatius Church. When the Governor Tabora died in 1632, the statue was donated to the Jesuits for enshrinment in the present church of Antipolo.
In 1639, the Chinese rose in revolt, burning the Antipolo town and church. In fear that the statue would be destroyed, Don Sebastian Hurtado de Corcuera ordered the statue be transferred back to Manila. Instead, a change of plans came and the statue was moved to Cavite where it was transiently venerated.
Don Sebastian ordered the statue removed in 1648, when it was transferred from its Cavite shrine and was shipped back to Mexico. At the time, having a statue of a saint on the ship served as a patroness or protector of the Acapulco trade.
The statue boarded several Acapulco trade ships, namely the following galleons:

• El Almirante — (1626)
• San Luis — (1648–1649)
• Encarnacion — (1650)
• San Diego — (1651–1653)
• San Francisco Javier — (1659–1662)
• Nuestra Señora del Pilar — (1663)
• San Jose — (1746–1748)

All routes taken by the statue were between Manila to Acapulco to Manila routes from 1648 to 1748.
A royal decree from the King of Spain in May 19, 1864 ordered that the curias of San Nicolas de Tolentino be turned over to the Jesuits and in exchange, the curias of Antipolo, Taytay and Morong were tuned over to the Agustinian Recollects. The statue, by virtue of being under the jurisdiction of Antipolo became owned by the Augustinian recollect priests.
On November 26, 1926, the statue was canonically crowned by the Archbishop of Manila, Rev. Michael J. O' Doherty.

The major shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage is the Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Antipolo. The image is at the center of the altar.