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Historically, the term barangay refers to a community of around 50 to 100 families. The word itself comes from the Malay balangay which means boat. This connection between community and boat gave birth to the devotion to Our Lady of the Barangay last 1954. Crisogono Domingo, an inmate of Santa Barbara Leprosarium, painted the original image of the patroness of Barangay sang Virgen Organization on a lawanit board, giving the image a Filipina look while maintaining her Jewess beauty. The icon of the Virgin of the Barangay likewise gained the enthusiastic approval of Bishop Manuel Yap, and was canonically blessed and installed in the Diocese of Bohol by October 16, 1954. The image of the Virgin of the Barangay was personally blessed by His Holiness, Pope John Paul II on February 20, 1981 at the Bishops Palace, Bacolod City. http://amanuningbie.com MARCH 1, 2010

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