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The
Shrine
of
Mary,
Queen
of
Peace,
Our
Lady
of
EDSA,
or
more
popularly,
the
EDSA
Shrine
is
a
small
church
of
the
Roman
Catholic
Archdiocese
of
Manila
located
at
the
intersection
of
Ortigas
Avenue
and
Epifanio
de
los
Santos
Avenue
(EDSA)
in
Barangay
Ugong
Norte,
Quezon
City.
The
church
is
also
called
the
Archdiocesan
Shrine
of
Mary,
Queen
of
Peace
or
Mary,
Queen
of
Peace
Quasi-Parish,
although
these
names
are
seldom
used.
It
is
also
a
declared
Important
Cultural
Property
by
the
National
Commission
for
Culture
and
the
Arts.
Built
in
1989
on
donated
land
to
commemorate
the
People
Power
Revolution,
the
shrine
is
the
site
of
two
peaceful
demonstrations
that
toppled
Presidents
Ferdinand
Marcos
(the
People
Power
Revolution
or
EDSA
I)
in
1986,
and
Joseph
Estrada
(the
EDSA
Revolution
of
2001
or
EDSA
II).
The
EDSA
Shrine
is
the
northernmost
tip
of
the
Ortigas
Center,
a
financial
and
commercial
district
occupying
large
tracts
of
land
in
Quezon
City,
Mandaluyong,
and
Pasig.
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