Nuestra Señora del Santisimo Rosario de Cagayan de Oro:

“The Protectress and Peacemaker of Cagayan de Oro”

Pious traditions from Cagayanons (Kagay-anons) tell that the Virgin's intercession under

her title “Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary” helped successfully repulse invading forces of the

Moros. According to the story and tradition, this is what happened: The villagers sighted the

coming of about 2,000 Moros in their vintas. To their great surprise, the Cagayanons saw the

Moro invaders suddenly retreated in fear and disappeared. It was later reported that the invaders

saw a woman clothed in blinding white garment atop the fort’s walls and whose men was

fearsome and saying “Why are you harming my people.” The Lady ordered them to desist from

their assault and commanded respect. Mystified they retreated in fear. This apparition took palce

while the people inside the fort were praying for the intercession of the Lady of the Most Holy

Rosary. After the reported apparition, Datu Salngsang and his wife were convinced and later

were converted along with their people to the faith. This event is in a fashion similar to the

Battle of La Naval in 1646 and to the Battle of Lepanto in 1571.

References:

https://pintakasi1521.blogspot.com/2017/03/nuestra-senora-del-santisimo-rosario-de.html

https://pintakasi1521.blogspot.com/2016/09/nuestra-senora-del-santisimo-rosario-de.html