Saint Lucy's Day Estonian ) was traditionally celebrated by the local Estonian Swedes. It is also celebrated annually in the Gustav Adolf Grammar School, which was founded by Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus in 1631, making it one of the oldest extant secondary schools in Europe. In Saint Lucia, a tiny island in the Caribbean named after its patron saint, St. Lucy, 13 December is celebrated as National Day. The National Festival of Lights and Renewal is held the night before the holiday, in honour of St Lucy of Syracuse the saint of light. In this celebration, decorative lights (mostly bearing a Christmas theme)
Patron Saint (horse) 1930 and won the Plodders Chase at Nottingham Racecourse, but had no further success. In their book, "A Century of Champions", based on the Timeform rating system, John Randall and Tony Morris rated Patron Saint a "poor" Gold Cup winner. Patron Saint (horse) Patron Saint (foaled 1923) was a British racehorse who won the 1928 Cheltenham Gold Cup. Patron Saint was a bay gelding bred in the United Kingdom. He was sired by St Girons (a son of St Simon) who also sired the Grand Sefton Steeplechase winner Inversible. Patron Saint's dam VCB was a distant descendant of Canezou, who