Patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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A list of Patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary by occupations and activities, dioceses, and other places:
Occupations and activities [edit]
The Blessed Virgin Mary may be taken as a patroness of any good activity; indeed, she is cited as the patroness of all humanity. However, certain occupations and activities are more closely associated with her protection.
- airplane crews and pilots (esp. Belgian, Spanish, Italian and French)
- Andorran security forces
- Argentine Army, Navy and military chaplains
- bicyclists
- blood donors
- boatmen (boat operators)
- Bolivian Navy builders
- Carmelites
- Chilean Army and Navy
- Cistercians
- clothworkers
- coffee house keepers and owners
- construction workers
- cooks
- coopers
- those who partake in Crusades
- distillers
- drapers
- Ecuadorian Army
- enlightenment
- fishermen
- fish dealers (Assumption of the Blessed Virgin)
- goldsmiths
- harness makers (Assumption of the Blessed Virgin)
- Jesuits
- lamp makers
- mothers
- motorcyclists
- navigators
- needle and pin makers
- news sellers
- nuns
- oblate vocations
- potters
- restaurateurs
- ribbon makers
- sailors
- silk workers
- silversmiths
- Spanish architects and police officers
- tapestry workers
- Teutonic Knights
- travellers
- tilemakers
- upholsterers
- Army personnel
- Venezuelan National Guard
- virgins
- yachtsmen (yacht operators)
Dioceses claiming Mary as patroness [edit]
- Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles
- Albany, New York (Immaculate Conception)
- Altoona-Johnstown, Pennsylvania
- Archdiocese of Manila, Philippines (Immaculate Conception)
- Austin, Texas
- Baltimore, Maryland
- Bismarck, North Dakota
- Burlington, Vermont
- Camden, New Jersey
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Cologne, Germany (Immaculate Conception)
- Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Crookston, Minnesota
- Denver, Colorado
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Dodge City, Kansas
- Duluth, Minnesota
- Essen, Germany (Good Council)
- Evansville, Indiana
- Fargo, North Dakota
- Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana
- Gallup, New Mexico
- Gaylord, Michigan
- Grand Island, Nebraska
- Greensburg, Pennsylvania
- Guadalajara, Jalisco
- Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Honolulu, Hawaii
- Lafayette, Indiana
- Lake Charles, Louisiana
- Lincoln, Nebraska
- Islands of Malta, Malta(Assumption of our Lady-Santa Marija)
- Miami, Florida
- Monterey, California
- Montreal, Quebec (dioecesis Marianopolitanis)
- Nashville, Tennessee
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- New Ulm, Minnesota
- Ogdensburg, New York
- Pearland, Texas
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Phoenix, Arizona
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Portland, Maine
- Portland, Oregon
- Providence, Rhode Island
- Pueblo, Colorado
- Raleigh, North Carolina
- Reno, Nevada
- Rockford, Illinois
- Sacramento, California
- Salina, Kansas
- Savannah, Georgia
- Seattle, Washington
- Shreveport, Louisiana
- Sioux City, Iowa
- Spokane, Washington
- Steubenville, Ohio
- Syracuse, New York
- Toowoomba, Queensland
- Tyler, Texas
- Venice, Florida
- Wimberley, Texas
- Wichita, Kansas
- Zabbar, Malta
- Diveevo, Russia
Other places [edit]
A large number of countries, places and groups claim the Blessed Virgin Mary as a patroness, though usually under a specific title or apparition.
Albania [edit]
Algeria [edit]
Andorra [edit]
Angola [edit]
Argentina [edit]
- Blessed Virgin Mary (no specific title) - Pergamino, Argentina
- Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception - Argentina
- Our Lady of Luján - Luján, Argentina
- Black Virgin of Oropa - Lomas del Mirador, Argentina
Australia [edit]
- Our Lady Help of Christians - Australia
- Our Lady of the Southern Cross
- Parish of Collingwood - Clifton Hill, Victoria
- Parish of Inglewood, Queensland
Austria [edit]
Belgium [edit]
Bolivia [edit]
- Our Lady of Capucdana - Bolivia
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel - Bolivia
- Virgin de la Candelaria (Candlemas) - Bolivia
- Virgin of Copacabana - Bolivia
Brazil [edit]
- Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception - Brazil
- Our Lady Aparecida - Brazil
- Our Lady of Nazareth - Brazil
Canada [edit]
- Mary of the Hurons - Canada
- Our Lady of the Cape - Canada
- Our Lady of the Assumption of Mary - Acadians of Canada
- Our Lady of the Holy Rosary - Vancouver, British Columbia
Chile [edit]
China [edit]
- Our Lady of China (also known as Our Lady of Donglü)- China
- Mary Help of Christians (also known as Our Lady of Sheshan/Zose)- China
Colombia [edit]
- Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá - Colombia
- Our Lady of the Holy Rosary - Colombia
- Our Lady of Candelaria - Medellin
Congo [edit]
Costa Rica [edit]
Cuba [edit]
- Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre (La Caridad del Cobre) - Cuba
- Our Lady of Regla, Patronage of Afro Cubans, Municipio de Regla, Havana - Cuba
Dominican Republic [edit]
- Our Lady of High Grace (La Virgen de La Altagracia) - Dominican Republic
- Blessed Virgin Mary (La Virgen Maria) - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- Virgen De Las Mercedes (Virgin Mercedes).
Ecuador [edit]
- The Most Pure Heart of Mary - Ecuador
- National Shrine of Our Lady of the Presentation of El Quinche - Ecuador
- Our Lady of Mercy - Ecuador army
Egypt [edit]
El Salvador [edit]
Equatorial Guinea [edit]
France [edit]
- Immaculate Conception - Corsica, France
- Notre Dame Cathedral of Paris - France
- Notre Dame de Chartres - France
- Our Lady of Lourdes - France
- Our Lady of La Salette - France
- Order of the Visitation of Our Lady at Annecy - France
- Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal - France
- Our Lady of Pontmain - France
- Our Lady of the Assumption - France
Germany [edit]
- Mary, Queen of Bavaria - Bavaria (Germany)
- Our Lady of Altötting - Altötting, Germany
- Our Lady of Kevelaer - Kevelaer, Germany
Greece [edit]
- Blessed Virgin Mary (no specific title) - Kea Island, Greece
- Mount Athos, known as the Garden of the Mother of God and The Holy Mountain of Our Lady
- Blessed Virgin Mary (no specific title) - Skiathos, Greece
- Lady of Great Grace or Evangelistria (Lady of Good Tidings) - Tinos, Greece
Guam [edit]
- Blessed Virgin Mary (Santa Maria Kamalen) – Statue miraculously appeared in the village of Merizo, Guam but is now sitting in the Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral Basilica.
Guatemala [edit]
Haiti [edit]
- Blessed Virgin Mary (no specific title) - Petit Goâve, Haiti
- Our Lady of Perpetual Hope - Haiti
Honduras [edit]
Hungary [edit]
- Our Lady of Hungary - Hungary
India [edit]
- Our Lady of Bandel - Bandel, India
- Our Lady of Bandra - Bandra, India
- Our Lady of Good Health - Vailankanni, India
- Our Lady of Poondy - Poondy, India[1]
- Our Lady of the Assumption - India
- Our Lady of the Rosary- Mangalore, India
- Our Lady of Good Health - Bangalore, India
- Our Lady of Snow Kallikulam - Tamil Nadu, India
- Our Lady of Vallarpadam - Kerala, India
Italy [edit]
- Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore - Italy
- Blessed Virgin Mary (no specific title) - Alezio, Italy
- Blessed Virgin Mary (no specific title) - Savona, Italy
- Madonna del Ghisallo - Italy
- Madonna of Saint Luke - Italy
- Our Lady of Loreto - Loreto, Italy
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help - Italy
- Our Lady of Pompeii - Italy
- Our Lady of the Snows - Italy
- Our Lady of Tears - Italy
Ireland [edit]
- Mary, Queen of Ireland - Ireland
- Our Lady of Limerick - Limerick, Ireland
- Our Lady of Knock - Knock, Ireland
Korea [edit]
Kuwait [edit]
Jamaica [edit]
- Our Lady of the Assumption - Jamaica
Japan [edit]
Lebanon [edit]
- Armenian Sisters of Immaculate Conception - Lebanon
- Our Lady of Bechouat, a Marian sanctuary in the Beqaa Valley of Lebanon
- Our Lady of Ain Ebel, Ain Ebel, Lebanon
- Our Lady of the Assumption - Lebanon
- Our Lady of Bekaa, a Marian shrine located in Zahlé, Lebanon
- Our Lady of Deliverance, Byblos, Lebanon
- Our Lady of the Gate, Byblos, Lebanon
- Our Lady of Lebanon, a Marian shrine in Harissa, Lebanon
- Our Lady of Light, Centre Ville, Beirut, Lebanon
- Our Lady of Mantara, a Marian shrine in Maghdouché, Lebanon
- Our Lady of Nourieh, a Marian shrine and monastery atopTheoprosopon in Hamat, Lebanon
- Our Lady of the Seas, Batroun, Lebanon
- Our Lady of the Tower, Deir el Ahmar, Lebanon
- Our Lady of the Waterfall, a Marian shrine in Jezzine, Lebanon
- Our Lady of the Wind, Enfeh, Lebanon
Luxembourg [edit]
Malta [edit]
- Our Lady of the Assumption - Malta
- Our Lady of Ta' Pinu
Mexico [edit]
- Blessed Virgin Mary (no specific title) - Catemaco, Veracruz
- Blessed Virgin Mary (no specific title) - Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco
- Blessed Virgin Mary (no specific title) - Zacatecas, Zac.
- Our Lady of Guadalupe - Mexico City
- Our Lady of San Juan de los Lagos - San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco
Netherlands [edit]
New Zealand [edit]
Nicaragua [edit]
- Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception of El Viejo - Nicaragua
- Our Lady of mercy - Leon, Nicaragua
- assumption of mary - Granada, Nicaragua
Nigeria [edit]
Panama [edit]
Paraguay [edit]
- Our Lady of Luján - Paraguay
- Our Lady of the Miracles of Caacupé - Paraguay
- Our Lady of the Assumption - Paraguay
Peru [edit]
Philippines [edit]
File:Nuestra Señora Vírgen del Santíssímo Rosarío, Reína de Caracol.jpg
The original image of Nuestra Señora Virgen del Santissimo Rosario, Reina de Caracol, Patroness of Rosario "Salinas", Cavite
- Immaculate Conception - Principal patroness of the Philippines
- Immaculate Conception - Baclayon, Bohol
- Immaculate Conception de Dinagat Surigao del Norte
- Immaculate Conception de Caysasay Taal, Batangas
- Immaculate Conception - Naic, Cavite, Dasmariñas City, Cavite
- Immaculate Conception- Cubao, Quezon City
- Notre-Dame de Tapao - Puerto Princesa, Palawan
- Our Lady of Guadalupe - Secondary patroness of the Philippines, Makati City, Loboc, Bohol, Pagsanjan, Laguna, Cebu City
- Nuestra Señora de la Soledad de Porta Vaga- Cavite City
- Assumption of Mary - Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur
- Assumption of Mary - Dauis, Bohol
- Assumption of Mary - Maasin City, Southern Leyte
- Our Lady of Arabia - Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay, Zamboanga City, Basilan, Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur and Cotabato City
- Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary of Manaoag - Philippines
- Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary (La Naval de Manila)
- Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary- Binondo, Manila
- Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary, (Nuestra Señora Virgen del Santissimo Rosario, Reina de Caracol), Rosario "Salinas", Cavite
- Our Lady of Rule (Virgen Maria de (la) Regla) - Lapu-Lapu City (Opon), Cebu
- Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage (Virgin of Antipolo) - Antipolo City, Rizal
- Our Lady of Sorrows of Turumba - Pakil, Laguna
- Our Lady of the Pillar - Imus City, Cavite and Zamboanga City
- Our Lady of Peñafrancia (Ina ng Peñafrancia)- Bicol Region
- Our Mother of Perpetual Help - Baclaran, Parañaque City (Every church in the Philippines observes the novena-devotion to Our Mother of Perpetual Help on Wednesday masses.)
- Our Lady of Remedies - Pampanga, Malate, Manila
- Our Lady of Light - Cainta, Rizal; Loon, Bohol
- Our Lady of Mercy (Birhen sa Kaluoy) - Calape, Bohol
- Our Lady of the Visitation of Piat - Piat, Cagayan, Cagayan Valley
- Our Lady of Penafrancia de Manila- Paco, Manila
- Our Lady of Fatima - Valenzuela City, Binakayan, Kawit, Cavite (feasts of Our Lady of Fatima is observed in many churches in the Philippines)
- Our Lady of Lourdes - Tagaytay City, Cavite (many churches in the Philippines have Mary, Our Lady of Lourdes as their titular patroness)
- Our Lady of Divine Grace
- Our Lady of Eucharistic Adoration (Our Lady of Simala)
- Our Lady of Apo Baket of Namacpacan
- Our Lady of Bekaa
- Our Lady of Candelaria - Paco, Manila, Jaro, Iloilo City, Silang, Cavite
- Our Lady of Charity (Apo Caridad)
- Our Lady of China - Binondo, Manila, Iloilo City, Cebu City
- Our Lady of Covadonga - Sampaloc, Manila, La Trinidad, Benguet
- Our Lady of the Barangay - Virgen Sang Barangay
- Our Lady of Providence - Siquijor, Siquijor
- Our Lady of Prompt Succour
- Our Lady of Good Success (Nuestra Senora del Buen Suceso) - Parañaque City
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel- Quiapo, Manila, New Manila, Quezon City, (Barosoain Church) Malolos City, Bulacan
- Our Lady of Guidance- Ermita, Manila
- Our Lady of Hope - Quezon City
- Our Lady of Consolation and Cincture- (San Agustin Church) Intramuros, Manila
- Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal- Ermita, Manila, Posadas Village, Muntinlupa City
- Our Lady of La Salette- Silang, Cavite
- Our Lady of La Vang - Puerto Princesa, Palawan
- Our Lady of Lebanon - Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay, Zamboanga City, Basilan, Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur and Cotabato City
- Mary Mediatrix of All Graces - Lipa City, Batangas
- Our Lady of Loreto- Sampaloc, Manila
- Our Lady of the Abandoned- Santa Ana, Manila, Marikina City, Muntinlupa City
- Our Lady of Atonement- Baguio City
- Our Lady of Akita - Manila, Quezon City, Baguio City
- Our Lady of America - Baguio City, La Trinidad, Benguet
- Our Lady of Montserrat
- Our Lady of Naju - Manila, Quezon City, Makati City, Tagaytay City
- Our Lady, the Divine Shepherdess
- Our Lady of Immaculate Conception- Malolos City, Bulacan
- Our Lady of She-Shan - Binondo, Manila, Iloilo City, Cebu City
- Our Lady of the Snows
- Our Lady of the Gate- Daraga, Albay]
- Our Lady of Good Health (Ina ng Mabuting Kalusugan) - Paco, Manila
- Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception of Salambao- Obando, Bulacan
- Our Lady of Salvation- Albay, La Loma, Quezon City
- Mary Queen of Peace- EDSA Shrine
- Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
- Our Lady of San Juan de los Lagos
- Our Lady, Star of the Sea
- Mary, Queen of the Visayas
- Our Lady Ina ng Poong Bato
- Our Lady of the Annunciation
- Our Lady of the Valley (Birhen ng Lambak)
- Our Lady of Victory (Birhen ng Tagumpay)
- Our Lady of Zo-Se - Binondo, Manila, Cebu City
Poland [edit]
- Our Lady, Queen of Poland – Poland
- Our Lady of Częstochowa (the Black Madonna) – Poland
- Our Lady of Ostra Brama
- Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church
Portugal [edit]
Puerto Rico [edit]
Romania [edit]
- Virgin Mary and Baby Jesus - Braşov
Slovakia [edit]
- Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Staré, Slovakia
- Our Lady of Sorrows - Slovakia
- Our Lady of the Assumption - Slovakia
Spain [edit]
- Our Lady of Begoña - Bilbao, Spain
- Our Lady of Mercy – Barcelona, Spain
- Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar – Zaragoza, Spain
- Our Lady of Ransom – Spain
- Virgin of the Remedy - Alicante, Spain
- Virgin of Candelaria – Canary Islands, Spain
- Virgin of Regla – Chipiona, Spain
- Our Lady of Guadalupe – Extremadura, Spain
- Virgin of Montserrat – Catalonia, Spain
- Virgin of the Rosary – Cádiz, Spain
- Virgen de la Almudena – Madrid, Spain
- Our Lady of Covadonga - Asturias, Spain
South Africa [edit]
- Our Lady of Shongweni - Shongweni, South Africa
- Our Lady of the Assumption - Principal Patroness of South Africa
- Our Lady of the Flight into Egypt. - Diocese of Port Elizabeth and Arch-diocese of Cape Town.
- Our Lady of the Sacred Heart. - Tzaneen
- Our Lady of the Assumption - Umtata, De Aa
- Immaculate Heart of Mary. - Outshoorn, Bethlehem
- Immaculate Conception of our Lady. - Arch-diocese of Durban, Arch-diocese of Johannesburg
Sri Lanka [edit]
- Our Lady of Lanka - Sri Lanka
Switzerland [edit]
Tanzania [edit]
Uganda [edit]
Ukraine [edit]
United Kingdom [edit]
- Our Lady of Europe - Gibraltar, UK
- Our Lady of Ipswich - England, UK
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel at Aylesford - England, UK
- Our Lady of Walsingham - England, UK
- Our Lady of Westminster - England, UK
- Our Lady of Willesden - England, UK
- Our Lady of Doncaster - England, UK
- Our Lady of Cardigan - Wales, UK
United States of America [edit]
- Immaculate Conception - USA
- Immaculate Heart of Mary - Georgia, USA
- Immaculate Mary - Colorado, USA
- Feast of the Immaculate Conception - Soldiers of the USA
- Patroness of the United States under her title of the Immaculate Conception
- Mary of Nazareth - Iowa, USA
- Mary, Queen of Angels - Kansas, USA
- Mary the Virgin Mother - South Carolina, USA
- Mary, Queen of Peace - North Dakota, USA
- Mary, Queen of Peace - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- Mary, Star of the Sea - Hawaii, USA
- Mother of God - Kentucky, USA
- Notre Dame of Easton - Connecticut, USA
- University of Notre Dame - Indiana, USA
- Our Immaculate Queen - Washington, D.C., USA
- Our Lady of America - USA; Rome City, Indiana - first canonically-approved apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the USA. Happened in The Our Lady Mother of Mercy Chapel on the campus of Sylvan Springs
- Our Lady of the Annunciation - Texas, USA
- Our Lady of Calvary - Missouri, USA
- Our Lady of Consolation - Basilica and National Shrine in Carey, Ohio, USA
- Our Lady of Good Help - Wisconsin, USA
- Our Lady of divine grace - Vermont, USA
- Our Lady of the Gulf - Alabama, USA
- Our Lady of the Highways - Arizona, USA
- Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, North Carolina, USA
- Our Lady of the Holy Souls - Arkansas, USA
- Our Lady of the Incarnation - Massachusetts, USA
- Our Lady of the Kodiak - Kodiak and the Islands Alaska, USA
- Our Lady of Lebanon - Lewisville, Texas, USA
- Our Lady of La Leche - Florida, USA
- http://ourladyofreglamiami.org National Shrine Our Lady of Regla. Santuario Nacional Ermita de Regla. Virgen de Regla, Patrona de la Pequena Habana Miami, Fl. USA.
- Our Lady of Mercy - Delaware,
- Our Lady of the Milk and Happy Delivery, USA
- Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, Pennsylvania, USA
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel - Rhode Island, USA
- Our Lady of Peace - Maine, USA
- Our Lady Help of Christians - New York, USA
- Our Lady of Las Vegas - Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
- Our Lady of Peace - Hawaii, U.S.A.Maine, USA
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help - New Hampshire, USA
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help - Ewa Beach, Oahu, Hawaii, USA
- Our Lady of the Pines - Montana, USA
- Our Lady of the Prairie - South Dakota, USA
- Our Lady of the Presentation - Nebraska, USA
- Our Lady of Providence - Indiana, USA
- Our Lady of Prompt Succor - Louisiana, USA
- Our Lady of the Snows - Utah, USA
- Our Lady of Sorrows - Mississippi, USA
- Our Lady of the Universe - Illinois, USA
- Our Lady of the Valley - Wyoming, USA
- Our Lady of Victory - West Virginia, USA
- Our Lady of the Wayside - California (cf. Madonna della Strada)
- Our Lady of the Woods - Oregon, USA
- Our Lady, Gate of Heaven - Michigan, USA
- Our Lady, Mother of the Christian Church Church - Minnesota, USA
- Our Lady, Queen of All Saints - Oklahoma, USA
- Our Lady, Queen of the Twelve apostles - Virginia, USA
- Our Lady, Queen of the Angels - As per its name, Los Angeles, California
- La Conquistadora (Our Lady the Conqueror), New Mexico, USA
Uruguay [edit]
Venezuela [edit]
- Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá (Also called "La Chinita") - Zulia - Venezuela
- Our Lady of Coromoto - Venezuela
Vietnam [edit]
Zaire [edit]
See also [edit]
- Patron saints of ailments, illness and dangers
- Patron saints of occupations and activities
- Patron saints of places
- Titles of Mary
