Nuestra Señora delos Remedios de Malate

The statue of the Delos Remedios that was enshrined in the Malate Church came from Spain in 1624 and was brought by the Rev. Juan Guevarra, O.S.A. It survived the Chinese invasion of 1662, the British occupation of 1786 and the earthquake of 1863 but unfortunately was destroyed together with the church during World War II. Irish Columban Fathers ordered the making of a new statue.

The new image was made as close as possible to the original. The statue stands erect, plain and childlike, with no child in hand. Instead, the hands are extended forward as though in the act of taking an offering. It wears its own signature vestments with empire sleeves.