Saint George protecting the Maltese. Saint George is the protector of the island of Gozo and the patron of Gozo's largest city, Victoria. The St. George's Basilica in Victoria is dedicated to him. Devotions to Saint George in Portugal date back to the 12th century. Nuno Álvares Pereira attributed the victory of the Portuguese in the battle of Aljubarrota in 1385 to Saint George. During the reign of John I of Portugal (1357–1433), Saint George became the patron saint of Portugal and the King ordered that the saint's image on the horse be carried in the "Corpus Christi" procession. The flag of
Saint Contardo of Este (which later became a Minor basilica) in Broni. Two relics are in "Saint Biagio church (Saint Blaise) in Modena. His cult was approved in 1609 by Pope Paul V (papacy 1605-1621) on the request of Claudio Rangoni (), bishop of Piacenza (1596-1619), native of Modena, and indulgences were linked to it by Pope Urban VIII (papacy 1623-1644) He is patron to : He is co-patron of : Saint Contardo of Este Saint Contardo of Este was the posthumous son of Aldobrandino of Este, marquis of Ferrara. He was born in 1216 in Ferrara. He renounced to his wealth and position