| − | '''Zamboanga''' is a Catholic shrine to [[Mary]] erected in 1910 on Mindanao, which is a southern island in the Philippines. Christians would pray at this shrine to seek divine intervention in their ongoing struggle with the Moslem Moros, who lived nearby in Zamboanga.<ref>John A. Hardon, S.J., ''Modern Catholic Dictionary'', p. 573 (1980).[http://www.therealpresence.org/archives/Mariology/Mariology_034.htm]</ref><ref>http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15747a.htm</ref> The chosen Moros would then accept death himself if captured. | + | '''Zamboanga''' is a Catholic shrine to [[Mary]] erected in 1910 on Mindanao, which is a southern island in the Philippines. Christians would pray at this shrine to seek divine intervention in their ongoing struggle with the Moslem Moros, who lived nearby in Zamboanga.<ref>John A. Hardon, S.J., ''Modern Catholic Dictionary'', p. 573 (1980).[http://www.therealpresence.org/archives/Mariology/Mariology_034.htm]</ref><ref>http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15747a.htm</ref> |