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                    [Title] => 400-year-old image of Our Lady of Caysasay brought to La Union
                    [Summary] => SAN FERNANDO, La Union — Thousands of Chinese and Catholic devotees from various parts of the country trooped to the St. William Cathedral and Ma-Cho Temple here last Wednesday to celebrate the annual festivity of their patroness and honor the return of the 400-year-old image of Our Lady of Caysasay, which most Chinese believe is the reincarnation of their "sea goddess" — Ma-Tzu (Ma-Cho).


The foot-long image of the Blessed Virgin of Caysasay, which was last brought to La Union in 1974, was dressed in sky blue laced gown and encased in glass.


                    [DatePublished] => 2006-09-30 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorName] =>  Jun Elias
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400-year-old image of Our Lady of Caysasay brought to La Union

By Jun Elias | September 30, 2006 - 12:00am

SAN FERNANDO, La Union — Thousands of Chinese and Catholic devotees from various parts of the country trooped to the St. William Cathedral and Ma-Cho Temple here last Wednesday to celebrate the annual festivity...

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