Obando Bulacan Patrons

St.Claire is the oldest patron saint of Obando, Bulacan. She was the first saint to be enshrined at the chapel built by the Franciscan missionaries.

After the founding of Obando, Bulacan, as a Spanish municipality, the Franciscan missionaries built a church. At that time St.Paschal or San Pascual Baylon, was introduced to Obando, Bulacan .St. Paschal's surname, Baylon, was taken to mean "one who like dancing". This story forms the basis for St. Paschal's patronage of childless couples who wish to have children

On June 19, 1763, the image of Our Lady of Salambao, also known by the long title "Our Lady of Imacculate Conception of Salambao", was also introduced to Obando, Bulacan. Local legend narrates the miraculous discovery of the Virgin Mary's image when three fishermen named Juan, Julian, and Diego Dela Cruz caught it with their salambaw, a fishing net supported with bamboo crosspieces and mounted on a raft. At the time they were fishing at a place known as Hulingduong, Binwangan, at the town of Tambobong or Malabon. When the fishermen decided to bring the image of the Virgin Mary to the neighbouring town of Navotas , their fishing boat suddenly became heavy . When they eventually decided to bring the image to Obando, their fishing boat quickly lightened and became easy to paddle. "The image of the Our Lady of Salambao'' was added to the high altar of the Obando church. Our Lady of Salambao eventually became the patron saint of fishermen and of good harvest.

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