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A patronal feast or patronal festival [a] [3] (Spanish: fiesta patronal; Catalan: festa patronal; Portuguese: festa patronal; Italian: festa patronale; French: fête patronale) is a yearly celebration dedicated – in countries influenced by Christianity – to the 'heavenly advocate' or 'patron' of the location holding the festival, who is a saint or virgin.
In 1923, Pope Pius XI chose a mosaic version of Bartolomé Esteban Murillo's La Purísima Inmaculada Concepción for installation at the shrine, the image is a mosaic rendition of the venerated Immaculate Conception enshrined at the Royal Palace of Aranjuez, [5] now installed in the largest Roman Catholic church in the United States of America. [6]
Fermin (also Firmin, from Latin Firminus; Spanish Fermín) was a holy man and martyr, traditionally venerated as the co-patron saint of Navarre, Spain.He was born in the mid 3rd century, so his death may be associated with the Diocletianic Persecution (303).
Although the church remains named for its original patron, the image of Saint Judas Thaddaeus (Spanish: San Judas Tadeo) has been moved to the main altar. The church and some other locations in Mexico, receive thousands of devotees, mostly coming on the 28th of each month, especially October 28, the saint's feast day.
The Spanish meaning as used here connotes all these ideas in one word.' [1] Similar English words occur in other titles of Mary with separate histories, including "Our Lady of Ransom [of captives]" (Nuestra Señora de la Redención de los Cautivos), "Our Lady of Perpetual Help" (Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro), and "Our Lady of Good ...
The veneration of the Virgin of Copacabana was not limited to this region, but rapidly expanded to the whole Viceroyalty of Peru, and was even said to be the Patron of the country. [4] In Lima, the Viceroy of Peru decided to build a Church for the Virgin after an image of her survived the earthquake of 1687 .
The poet Prudentius honored him in a hymn.Cucuphas is mentioned in the Hieronymian Martyrology; the Prayer Book of Verona (7th century AD); in a hymn called Barcino laeto Cucufate vernans (7th century, recorded in manuscripts in Toledo and Silos, 10th-11th centuries), which has been attributed to Quiricus of Barcelona; [2] the Liber Sacramentorum (Toledo, 9th century, Mozarabic mass dedicated ...
Isidore the Laborer, also known as Isidore the Farmer (Spanish: San Isidro Labrador) (c. 1070 – 15 May 1130), was a Mozarab farmworker who lived in medieval Madrid.Known for his piety toward the poor and animals, he is venerated as a Catholic patron saint of farmers, and of Madrid; El Gobernador, Jalisco; La Ceiba, Honduras; and of Tocoa, Honduras.