- Source: Patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary
A patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a form of spiritual protection attributed to Mary, mother of Jesus, in favor of some occupations, activities, religious orders, congregations, dioceses, and geographic locations.
Occupations and activities
The Blessed Virgin is cited as the patroness of all humanity. However, certain occupations and activities are more closely associated with her protection.
Dioceses claiming Mary as patroness
Places
A large number of countries, places and groups claim the Blessed Virgin Mary as a patroness, though usually under a specific title or apparition while only a select few retains its patronage by Pontifical decree from Rome.
= Africa
=Algeria - Our Lady of Africa
Angola - Immaculate Heart of Mary
Cameroon - Immaculate heart of Mary
Ethiopia - Mother of light
Uganda - Mary, Queen of Africa
= Asia
=Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia - Our Lady of Arabia
Kuwait - Our Lady of Arabia
China - Mary Help of Christians
India - Our Lady of the Assumption
Korea - Immaculate Conception
Andong - Immaculate Conception
Busan - Our Lady of Rosary
Incheon - Our Lady, Star of the Sea
Seoul - Immaculate Conception
Suwon - Our Lady of Peace
Daegeon - Our Lady of Lourdes
Daegu - Our Lady of Lourdes
Jeju - Immaculate Conception
Lebanon - Our Lady of Lebanon
Philippines - Immaculate Conception - Principal patroness of the Philippines
Baguio - Our Lady of Atonement
Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur - Our Lady of the Assumption
Manaoag, Pangasinan - Our Lady of Manaoag
Bicol Region - Our Lady of Peñafrancia (Ina ng Peñafrancia)
Cavite province - Our Lady of Porta Vaga
Imus City and the Diocese - Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Imus
Silang - Our Lady of Candelaria
Dasmariñas - Immaculate Conception
Loboc, Bohol - Our Lady of Guadalupe in Extremadura
Manila - Our Lady of Guidance
Santa Ana - Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados de Manila (Our Lady of the Abandoned)
Obando, Bulacan - Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception of Salambao
Pampanga - Virgen de los Remedios de Pampanga (Our Lady of Remedies)
Parañaque - (Nuestra Senora del Buen Suceso)
Piat, Cagayan - Our Lady of Piat
Vietnam - Our Lady of La Vang
Quezon City - Our Lady of Hope
Western Visayas - Our Lady of the Candles
Cebu Province and the Archdiocese - Our Lady of Guadalupe
Zamboanga City - Our Lady of the Pillar
Syria - Our Lady of Damascus
= The Americas
=Our Lady of Guadalupe
Caribbean
Jamaica - Our Lady of the Blue Mountains and Our Lady of the Assumption.
Cuba - Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre (Nuestra Señora de la Caridad del Cobre)
Dominican Republic - Our Lady of Altagracia
Haiti - Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Puerto Rico - Our Lady of Divine Providence
Central America
Costa Rica - Our Lady of the Angels
El Salvador - Our Lady of Peace (Nuestra Seňora de la Paz)
Guatemala - Our Lady of the Rosary -
Honduras - Our Lady of Suyapa
Nicaragua - Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception of El Viejo
Panama - Our Lady of La Antigua
North America
Mexico - Our Lady of Guadalupe
Jalisco - Our Lady of Expectation (Our Lady of Zapopan)
United States - Patroness of the United States under her title of the Immaculate Conception
Louisiana - Our Lady of Prompt Succor
Mississippi - Our Lady of Sorrows
Guam - Santa Marian Kamalen
Canada - Notre-Dame-du-Cap
South America
Argentina - Our Lady of Luján
Bolivia - Virgin of Copacabana
Brazil - Our Lady of Aparecida
Chile - Our Lady of Carmel of the Maipú
Colombia - Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá
Ecuador - Our Lady of the Presentation of El Quinche
Paraguay - Our Lady of the Miracles of Caacupé
Peru - Our Lady of Mercy
Uruguay - The Virgin of the Thirty Three (La Virgen de los Treinta y Tres)
Venezuela - Our Lady of Coromoto
Zulia - Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá
= Australia / Oceania
=Our Lady Help of Christians
New Zealand - Our Lady of the Assumption
Samoa - Our Lady Star of the Sea
= Europe
=Albania - Our Lady of Good Counsel
Andorra - Our Lady of Meritxell
Austria - Our Lady of Mariazell
Belgium - Our Lady of Beauraing
Croatia - Mother of Goodness
England - Our Lady of Walsingham
Germany
Bavaria - Our Lady of Altötting
Greece
Tinos - Our Lady of Great Grace or Evangelistria (Our Lady of Good Tidings)
Ireland - Our Lady of Knock
Italy
Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily - Our Lady of Prompt Succor
Rome - Salus Populi Romani
Lithuania - Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn
Luxembourg - Our Lady, Comforter of the Afflicted
Malta - Blessed Virgin of Ta' Pinu
Netherlands - Our Lady, Star of the Sea
Poland - The Most Holy Virgin Mary, Queen of Poland (also as Our Lady of Częstochowa or Bogurodzica)
Portugal - Our Lady of Fátima
Republic of Macedonia
Skopje - Mother of God
Russia - Our Lady of Kazan
Slovakia - Our Lady of Sorrows
Spain - Our Lady of the Pillar
Almoradí - Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Asturias - Our Lady of Covadonga
Barcelona - Our Lady of Ransom
Biscay - Our Lady of Begoña
Catalonia - Virgin of Montserrat
Canary Islands - Virgin of Candelaria
Extremadura - Our Lady of Guadalupe (Extremadura)
Trujillo, Cáceres - Virgen de la Victoria (Our Lady of Victory)
Switzerland - Our Lady of the Hermits
United Kingdom
Gibraltar - Our Lady of Europe
= Outer space
=Moon - Mary is the patroness of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orlando, which Bishop William Donald Borders claimed included the moon because of a technicality in the 1917 Code of Canon Law.
Religious groups
Benedictines
Carmelites and Discalced Carmelites - Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Congregation of Holy Cross - Our Lady of Sorrows
Sisters of the Holy Cross - Immaculate Heart of Mary
Congregation of the Holy Ghost - Immaculate Heart of Mary
Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary - Our Lady of Peace
Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary - Immaculate Heart of Mary
Missionary Sisters of Saint Peter Claver Our Lady of Good Counsel
Order of Preachers (Dominicans)
Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy - Our Lady of Ransom
Servite Order - Our Lady of Sorrows
Jesuits - Madonna Della Strada
Schoenstatt Apostolic Movement - Mother Thrice Admirable
Order of the Brothers of Our Lady of Bethlehem (Bethlehemite)
See also
Our Lady of the Thirty-Three
Patron saints of ailments, illness and dangers
Patron saints of occupations and activities
Patron saints of places
Titles of Mary
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Ordo Santa Klara
- Patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Titles of Mary, mother of Jesus
- Patron saints of places
- Mary, mother of Jesus
- Veneration of Mary in the Catholic Church
- Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
- Nativity of Mary
- Shrines to Mary, mother of Jesus
- Blessed Virgin of Cotta
- Notre Dame University (Philippines)
