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Description: The Porta Mariae is a Commemorative Arch of the Tercentenary or 300th celebration of the devotion to Our Lady of Penafrancia. The grand portal, 18 meters wide, four meters deep and 11 meters high, has on its top the 10-feet tall brass image of the Lady of Peñafrancia and two angels. The main portal’s center accommodates at least eight persons while the two small gates accommodates three persons. the Porta Mariae was conceived by the Archdiocese of Caceres and realized by the Peñafrancia Devotees of Metro Manila Foundation Inc. headed by retired general Salvador Mison which launched a fund-raising campaign around the globe to finance the project. Designed by Architect Gian Paolo P. Prieta and completed under the direction of Engineer Noriel L. Villar, the Porta Mariae was blessed and inaugurated by Archbishop Leonardo Legazpi on September 9, 2010.
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