Patronages of Saint George Saint George the leader of the Portuguese victory in the battle of Aljubarrota. King John I (1357–1433) was also a devotee of the saint and was in his reign that Saint George replaced Saint James as the main patron saint of Portugal. In 1387, he ordered that its image on horse be carried in the Corpus Christi procession. As part of the Portuguese Empire, Brazil inherited the devotion to Saint George as patron saint of Portugal. In the religious traditions of the Afro-Brazilian Candomblé and Umbanda, Ogum (as this Yoruba divinity is known in the Portuguese language) is often identified
Patron Capital of Patron Capital. As of October 2017 the Patron organisation includes a 74-person in-house team, including a 41-person investment team. Patron's main advisory offices are located in the United Kingdom and Luxembourg, with offices and significant partner operations in Germany, Italy, Spain and Poland. As of November 2017, Patron has invested in 71 investments involving over 65 million square feet in 16 countries. In addition to individual assets, Patron's investee companies include CALA Homes, Punch Taverns, which owns a number of pubs in the UK, Optimum Credit and the Powerleague five-a-side football centres. In April 2015, Patron's managing director, Keith