Patronages of Saint George United States Armor Association awards the Saint George Award to tankers and cavalry troopers in a knighting ceremony. He is also the patron saint of skin disease sufferers and syphilitic people. Patronages of Saint George As a highly celebrated saint in both the Western and Eastern Christian churches, Saint George is connected with a large number of patronages throughout the world, and his iconography can be found on the flags and coats of arms of a number of cities and countries. Saint George is a patron saint of Georgia, and it is claimed by Georgian author Enriko Gabisashvili that Saint
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