, showing its façade. Father Bernardo de Cieza commissioned Manuel Flores y de Lima to sculpt a statue of Our Lady of Lourdes (named "
La Primera Imagen") intended for the
grotto of the
convento. This was later placed inside the chapel at the urging of those who attended the blessings of the Capuchins. The first
novena to Our Lady of Lourdes took place the following year. In 1894, due to the growing devotion to Our Lady of Lourdes, a second image by Flores (“”) was commissioned, under the guidance of Father Antonio de Valencia, and funded by a certain
Doña Carmen Macan. The
Venerada image was completed in time for the feast day in 1896, while
La Primera Imagen was brought inside the
convento. After three months, a dying young woman who was diagnosed with a tumor in her lungs,
Doña Martina Azucena, was brought to the chapel after hearing of the miracles and cures of Our Lady of Lourdes. She implored the Blessed Mother’s intercession for her healing and after a full hour of praying in front of the
Venerada, she felt strength slowly return and walked out of the church with ease. She also testified that she had consumed nothing but
Lourdes water for 28 days prior. Each year since on May 16, she had a
solemn Mass offered in thanksgiving for her cure in 1896. On February 10, 1951, the two images of Our Lady of Lourdes were transferred to the new church from their temporary home on Mayon Street. The church was
consecrated on August 15, 1951, by
Archbishop of Manila Gabriel Reyes, who officiated the
Mass attended by many important people including
Senate President Don Mariano Jesús Cuenco, and the daughter of
Spanish ambassador to the Philippines Antonio Gullón y Gómez. Currently, the shrine's altar, sanctuary and
retablo are undergoing renovation and
retrofitting. ==Organization==