Our Lady of Salambao
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Our Lady of Salambao is the patron saint of Obando, Bulacan, near Manila in the Philippines. She is also the saint to whom fishermen pray for a bountiful catch, deriving her name from an image of the Immaculate Conception found by the river by a fisherman using a salambao net.
Feast days are celebrated in Obando on May 17, 18 & 19 for Our Lady of Salambao and two other patron saints: St. Pascal Baylon and Saint Claire. The celebrations for all three are held at Obando Church, San Pascual de Baylon Parish Church, Nuestra Señora De Salambao in Pag-asa, Obando, Bulacan.
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- Philippine Fiestas & Festivals
- Obando Fertility Rites
- Patron Saints of Fishing (at Bunganut Lake Online)
