Each ethnicgroup contained its patronsaint. Saint Patrick overlooked his Irish fl ock; Saint Joan of Arc watched over her fellow French; Saint Anthony...
Edward the Confessor, the traditional patronsaintof England, until in 1552 during the reign of Edward VI all saints' banners other than George's were abolished...
Ethnicgroups in Burundi include the three main indigenous groupsof Hutu, Tutsi and Twa that have largely been emphasized in the study of the country's...
right of bestowing offices or church benefices, the business given to a store by a regular customer, and the guardianship ofsaints. The word patron derives...
Saint Sarah, also known as Sara-la-Kâli ("Sara the Black"; Romani: Sara e Kali), is the patronsaintof the Romani people. The center of her veneration...
This list ofethnic slurs and epithets is sorted into categories that can defined by race, ethnicity, or nationality. Most of these black slurs and all...
romanized: bŭlgari, IPA: [ˈbɤɫɡɐri]) are a nation and South Slavic ethnicgroup native to Bulgaria and its neighbouring region, who share a common Bulgarian...
Most of the immigrant ethnicitiesof the Philippine Islands are from the Southeast Asian region. Although there are many ethnicgroups in the Philippines...
of the population of Norway, including Jan Mayen, and Svalbard, where the hospital is not equipped for births, include population density, ethnicity,...
co-patronsaintsof Europe, together with Benedict of Nursia. The two brothers were born in Thessalonica, at that time in the Byzantine province of the...
anniversary date of the foundation of Bukidnon as a province in 1917. It is held to celebrate the culture and tradition of the seven ethnic tribal groups—Bukidnon...
communities, a rich lore has grown up around the celebrations ofpatronsaints, such as Managua's Saint Dominic (Santo Domingo), honored in August with two colorful...
Pope John Paul II. Its patronsaints are Saints Cyril and Methodius. The former cathedral church of the eparchy was Cathedral of the Transfiguration in...
of their patronsaint, a social event in which the family is together at the house of the patriarch. The tradition is an important ethnic marker of Serb...
Assyrians are an indigenous ethnicgroup native to Mesopotamia, a geographical region in West Asia. Modern Assyrians descend directly from Ancient Mesopotamians...
maintained. Saint George (known as Jgëræg to the locals), a patronsaintof Georgia, is the most respected saint. The Svans have retained many of their old...
people are a West African ethnoreligious group. They are the third-largest ethnicgroup in Senegal, making up 15% of the Senegalese population. They are also...
attraction. The festival of the Virgin of Guadalupe, patronsaintof the island, is the Monday following the first Saturday of October. Every five years...
five patronsaints which represents the religions of Taoism, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, and Confucianism. Its members pray to these saints. According...