Our Lady of Balintawak
| Our Lady of Balintawak Nuestra Señora de Balintawak La Hermosa Virgen de Balintawak Mahal na Birhen ng Balintawak | |
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The original image of the Our Lady of Balintawak located in María Clara Parish Church, Manila, Philippines. | |
| Location | Balingasa, Quezon, City, Philippines |
| Date | 26 August 1896 |
| Witness | Katipunan soldier |
| Type | Marian apparition |
| Approval | 26 August 1925, Canonically granted by Obispo Máximo Gregorio Aglipay |
| Venerated in | Aglipayan Church |
| Shrine | Maria Clara Parish Church, 1318, Concepcion Street, Santa Cruz, Manila, Philippines |
| Patronage | Iglesia Filipina Independiente (Philippine Independent Church) |
| Attributes | Virgin Mary wearing a traditional Filipiniana (balintawak) dress and rosary, with the Child Jesus in Katipunan attire, bolo, and the banner stating Ama ko sumilang nawa ang aming pagsasarili ("My Father, may our independence be born") |
| Feast day | 26 August |
Our Lady of Balintawak (Spanish: Nuestra Señora de Balintawak, Filipino: Mahal na Birhen ng Balintawak), also known as the Virgin of Balintawak (Spanish: Virgen de Balintawak, Filipino: Birhen ng Balintawak) or Virgin Balintawak (Spanish: Virgen Balintawak, Filipino: Birhen Balintawak), is an Aglipayan title of the Blessed Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus based on the Marian apparitions reported in 1896 by a Katipunan soldier during his dream. The Virgin of Balintawak is a Marian image and icon venerated in the Philippine Independent Church, one of only two (the other the Our Lady of Maulawin) indigenous to the nationalist church that considers her as its patroness.