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Athina Onassis Roussel

Onassis de Miranda and her husband have a home base in São Paulo, but they travel throughout the year with the Global Champions Tour, of which Onassis de Miranda is official patroness.

Barbarossa chandelier

The chandelier was a donation in honour of Mary, Mother of God, the patroness of Aachen Cathedral and simultaniously represented a tribute to the builder of the cathedral, Charlemagne.

Battle of Empel

On December 8, 1854, Pope Pius IX defined the dogma of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary; In 1892, Maria Cristina of Austria (Maria Christina Désirée Henriette Felicitas Rainiera von Habsburg-Lothringen, u Österreich), Queen Regent of Spain, proclaimed Mary of the Immaculate Conception patroness of the entire Spanish Infantry.

Black Virgin of Oropa

The Black Virgin is also known as Madonna Nera di Oropa or María Reina de Monte Oropa, and she is the patroness of Lomas del Mirador City, in La Matanza Partido, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.

Duo de l'ouvreuse de l'Opéra-Comique et de l'employé du Bon Marché

The work was written in March 1888 for a revue entitled Cent moins un staged at the house of the singer and patroness Madame Henriette Fuchs and was first performed at Fuch's house by Elisabeth Fuchs (her daughter) and Julien Tiersot (a music critic) in April 1888.

Emygdius

Polymius, the local governor, attempted to convince Emygdius to worship Jupiter and the goddess Angaria, the patroness of Ascoli.

Fortabat Art Collection

International Art: including works by Pieter Brueghel, Marc Chagall, Salvador Dalí, Gustav Klimt, Auguste Rodin, Roberto Matta and, among others, Andy Warhol, who created one of his iconic portraits for the patroness.

Hannibal Gamon

Gamon was instituted to the rectory of Mawgan-in-Pyder, on the north coast of Cornwall, on 11 February 1619, on presentation of Elizabeth Peter, the patroness for that turn, on the assignment of Sir John Arundell, knight, the owner of the advowson.

Henry Bourchier, 5th Earl of Bath

Oswald Barron, writing in 1905 and 1906, described her: 'She was a great lady and a busybody, and her cloud of kinsfolk held her in fear as their patroness and suzerain', '... a masterful woman, she lived feared and respected by her numerous kindred whom she advanced by her interest at court' .

Kaprassery

Kaprassery celebrates its parish fiesta every first weekend of February in honour of her patroness Saint Therese of Lisieux (Little Flower) and of Saint Sebastian.

La Paz F.C.

Blue symbolizes the perennial cobalt skies over the City of La Paz and the loyalty of its fans; red symbolizes the passion and love of football; and white symbolizes the snow cap of Mt. Illimani (the symbol of the City of La Paz) and the purity of Our Lady of Peace, patroness of the team.

Lambertini

The Blessed Imelda Lambertini (1322–May 12, 1333), patroness of First Holy Communicants.

Łazy, Lublin Voivodeship

Henryk Pachulski the pianist and composer was born here, as was his elder brother Władysław Pachulski, also a musician who became the son-in-law of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's patroness Nadezhda von Meck and played a significant role in the breakdown of their relationship.

Montagu House, Portman Square

Occupying a site at the northwest corner of the square, in the angle between Gloucester Place and Upper Berkeley Street, it was built for Mrs Elizabeth Montagu, a wealthy widow and patroness of the arts, to the design of the neoclassicist architect James Stuart.

Our Lady, Star of the Sea

This aspect of the Virgin has led to Our Lady, Star of the Sea, being named as patroness of the Catholic missions to seafarers, the Apostleship of the Sea, and to many coastal churches being named Stella Maris or Mary, Star of the Sea.

Penha de França, Goa

It takes its name from the patroness of its church, Nossa Senhora da Penha de França which it shares with Penha de França in Lisbon.

Pontificio Collegio Filippino

In the mural of St. Pedro Calungsod, Layug carved the image of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage, the Patroness of the Pontificio Collegio Filippino.

Saint Bibiana

The above mentioned Saint Bibiana (of the 4th century) should not be confused with Saint Vibiana (of the 3rd century), who is the patroness of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles.

School of Our Lady of Atocha

The school celebrates its Foundation Day every 18th day of February of every year, with 8 September as the Patroness' Day.

Valencia, Negros Oriental

Our Lady of the Abandoned is the patroness of Valencia, and her feast day is celebrated annually every October 12 with the town fiesta.

Valentina Visconti, Duchess of Orléans

A patroness of Eustache Deschamps, who wrote poetry in her honour, she was also the mother of one of France's most famous poets, Charles of Orléans.

Virgin of Candelaria

She is widely venerated in South America and the Caribbean, where she is the patroness of Oruro and La Paz (Bolivia), Medellín (Colombia) (which was founded as Villa de Nuestra Señora de La Candelaria de Medellín) and Mayagüez (Puerto Rico) (which was founded as Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria de Mayagüez).


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