Basilica of Our Lady of Piat

The Basilica Minore of Our Lady of Piat is one of the twelve Minor Basilicas in the Philippines. It is located in the outskirts of Piat inside the province of Cagayan. The shrine is dubbed because the Pilgrimage Center of the North, and a domestic to the 407 to year old Black Virgin Mary, Our Lady of Piat.

The history of Our Lady of Piat dates lower back to 1604 while a black photograph of the Virgin Mary with the infant Jesus on her left arm become added to the Philippines from Macau via the Dominican friars. It became originally known as the Nuestra Senora del Santísimo Rosario. A small sanctuary for the religious photo became built in 1604 through the nearby Itawis. The photograph was introduced to Lal-lo, Cagayan to be acknowledged by using the Cagayanos. The picture turned into also delivered to Piat, and Tuguegarao in 1622. During the visitation, it changed into changed by a greater stunning photograph from Manila however the human beings demanded that the authentic picture be returned to them so it became delivered lower back to Piat and become enthroned inside the small sanctuary.