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A tabula patronatus from Amiternum, 325–335 AD. Patronage (clientela) was the distinctive relationship in ancient Roman society between the patronus ('patron') and their cliens ('client'). Apart from the patron-client relationship between individuals, there were also client kingdoms and tribes, whose rulers were in a subordinate relationship ...
Patronus may refer to: The patronus (Latin) or patron in ancient Roman society; see Patronage in ancient Rome. The apparition produced by the Patronus Charm in Harry Potter. Category: Disambiguation pages.
A patronus was someone who gave assistance and protection to another person, including non-Romans. The people for whom the patron spoke for were the cliens and they, in return, would respect the patronus and offer little favors like political campaigning and household chores. One of the types of patronage was the slave-owner over his freedmen ...
Tabula patronatus. In ancient Rome, a tabula patronatus was a tablet, usually bronze, displaying an official recognition that an individual was a municipal patron. [1] Patronage of a city was a political extension of the traditional relationship (clientela) between a patron (patronus or patrona) and client (cliens).
Cardinal protectors of monarchs, states, and regional churches. Cardinals could also act as representatives of foreign rulers, even though this was always regarded with suspicion by the pope, since it created contrasting loyalties. [5] The earliest known example of a cardinal protector occurs in correspondence between Pope Urban V and King ...
A Patronus is conjured with the Patronus Charm and is primarily used to repel Dementors. It can also be used for communication by a talented wizard. Albus Dumbledore devised a method of using Patronuses to deliver vocal messages, which he used in the service of Order of the Phoenix. Minerva McGonagall is the only character in the series who ...
Patronage. Patronage is the support, encouragement, privilege, or financial aid that an organization or individual bestows on another. In the history of art, arts patronage refers to the support that princes, popes, and other wealthy and influential people have provided to artists such as musicians, painters, and sculptors.
The right of patronage (in Latin jus patronatus or ius patronatus) in Roman Catholic canon law is a set of rights and obligations of someone, known as the patron in connection with a gift of land (benefice). It is a grant made by the church out of gratitude towards a benefactor. Its counterpart in English law and in the Church of England is ...