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.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 AfricaAngola - Immaculate Heart of MaryCameroon - Immaculate heart of MaryEthiopia - Mother of light Uganda - Mary, Queen of AfricaAsia
Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia - Our Lady of Arabia- * Kuwait - Our Lady of ArabiaChina - Mary Help of ChristiansIndia - Our Lady of the AssumptionKorea - 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 ConceptionLebanon - Our Lady of LebanonPhilippines - 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
- * 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
- * Obando, Bulacan - Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception of Salambao
- * Pampanga - Virgen de los Remedios de Pampanga
- * 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 PillarSyria - Our Lady of Damascus
The Americas
Caribbean
Jamaica - Our Lady of the Blue Mountains and Our Lady of the Assumption.Cuba - Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre Dominican Republic - Our Lady of AltagraciaHaiti - Our Lady of Perpetual HelpPuerto Rico - Our Lady of Divine ProvidenceCentral America
Costa Rica - Our Lady of the AngelsEl Salvador - Our Lady of Peace Guatemala - Our Lady of the Rosary -Honduras - Our Lady of SuyapaNicaragua - Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception of El ViejoPanama - Our Lady of La AntiguaNorth America
Mexico - Our Lady of Guadalupe- * Jalisco - Our Lady of Expectation 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 KamalenCanada - Notre-Dame-du-Cap
South America
Argentina - Our Lady of LujánBolivia - Virgin of CopacabanaBrazil - Our Lady of AparecidaChile - Our Lady of Carmel of the MaipúColombia - Our Lady of the Rosary of ChiquinquiráEcuador - Our Lady of the Presentation of El QuincheParaguay - Our Lady of the Miracles of CaacupéPeru - Our Lady of MercyUruguay - The Virgin of the Thirty Three Venezuela - Our Lady of Coromoto- * Zulia - Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá
Australia/Oceania
- Our Lady Help of ChristiansNew Zealand - Our Lady of the Assumption
- Samoa - Our Lady Star of the Sea
Europe
Albania - Our Lady of Good CounselAndorra - Our Lady of MeritxellAustria - Our Lady of MariazellBelgium - Our Lady of BeauraingCroatia - Mother of GoodnessEngland - Our Lady of Walsingham Germany- * Bavaria - Our Lady of AltöttingGreece
- * Tinos - Our Lady of Great Grace or Evangelistria Hungary - Queen of Hungary, Great Lady of the HungariansIreland - Our Lady of KnockItaly
- * Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily - Our Lady of Prompt Succor
- * Rome - Salus Populi RomaniLithuania - Our Lady of the Gate of DawnLuxembourg - Our Lady, Comforter of the AfflictedMalta - Blessed Virgin of Ta' PinuNetherlands - Our Lady, Star of the SeaPoland - The Most Holy Virgin Mary, Queen of Poland Portugal - Our Lady of FátimaRepublic of Macedonia
- * Skopje - Mother of GodRussia - Our Lady of KazanSlovakia - Our Lady of SorrowsSpain - 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 Switzerland - Our Lady of the HermitsUnited 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
- 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