Patronages of Saint George Aragon it is a public holiday, celebrated as the 'National Day of Aragon'. It is also a public holiday in Castile and Leon, where the day commemorates the defeat at the Revolt of the Comuneros. Apparently, the English crusaders who helped King Afonso Henriques (1109–85) in the conquest of Lisbon in 1147 introduced a devotion to Saint George to Portugal. Nevertheless, it was not until the time of King Afonso IV (1291–1357) that the use of "São Jorge!!" (Saint George) as a battle cry, substituted for the former "Sant'Iago!!" (Saint James). Nuno Álvares Pereira (1360–1431), Saint Constable of Portugal, considered
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