Patronages of Saint George identified with its patron saint. Two parishes are dedicated to Saint George in Malta and Gozo, the Parish of Qormi, Malta and the Parish of Victoria, Gozo. Besides being the patron of Victoria where a St. George's Basilica, Malta is dedicated to him, St George is the protector of the island Gozo. In Lithuania, Saint George is the second most important patron saint, after Saint Casimir. His cult spread throughout Lithuania in the 15th century as a compromise to the former rituals to the pagan spring god Pergrubis, owing to the fact that his feast day in mainly Roman Catholic
Saint Sylvia of Aquitaine Saint Sylvia of Aquitaine Saint Sylvia of Aquitaine was a fourth century pilgrim from Aquitaine. She was the sister of Rufinus, the prime minister of the Byzantine Empire under Theodosius and Arcadius. Palladius' "Lausiac History" tells she journeyed in the age of 60, and prided in her ascetic habits. In the late 19th century she was thought the author of a detailed pilgrimage account, which is now attributed to Egeria. Her feast day is celebrated on November 5th and she is the patron saint of pregnant women. She is the mother of Saint Gregory the Great who was also a