patron saints in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for patron saints in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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patrono (patrona)
patron saint
patrón (patrona)
patron saint
santo patrono
patron saint
santo patrón
patron saint
fiesta patronal
patron saint's day
Sanfermines
The fiestas de San Fermín, Pamplona's patron saint, are the festival for which the Navarrese capital has become world-famous. It begins on July 6 with the txupinazo, the firing of a rocket in the main square. The bull-running, or encierro, starts at 8 a.m. the following day and takes place every day until July 14. The bulls that will fight that evening are released, and those who wish to, usually young men, run in front of them. Accidents are frequent.
La Tirana
A spectacular yearly festival in La Tirana, Chile. The high point is on July 16, the day of La Virgen del Carmen, Chile's patron saint. Many thousands of people come to the village to watch three days of non-stop dancing by costumed dancers before a richly adorned statue of the Virgin. Some of the dances are fantastic, others are religious allegories, such as the diabladas, performed by dancers wearing devil masks.
fiestas
A fiesta in Spain can be a day of neighborhood celebrations, a larger event for a town or city, or a national holiday, to commemorate a saint's day or some historical event. For example, Madrid has the fiestas de San Isidro, in honor of its patron saint. Other famous Spanish holidays include the Fallas in Valencia, the Sanfermines in Pamplona, and the Feria de Sevilla.
They can last for a week or more, during which everyday life is often interrupted. Classes in schools may stop and banks, stores, and post offices alter their opening hours. There are often bullfights and dancing to live bands and people eat and drink plentifully.

Translations for patron saints in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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saint [Am seɪnt, Brit seɪnt, s(ə)nt] N Although the usual translation for saint as a title is san for a man or santa for a woman, santo is used before Domingo, Tomás, Tomé, and Toribio.

patron [Am ˈpeɪtrən, Brit ˈpeɪtr(ə)n] N

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For the feast days of patron saints, cut paper banners are strung over roads and hung in windows.
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There were two patron saints with whom the town directed their devotion.
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They were used on renaissance monuments when patron saints became unacceptable.
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The main altarpiece is dedicated to the churchs two patron saints.
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Locally important are the myriad of festivals to patron saints of towns, villages and municipalities.
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The vault paintings depict the scenes from lives of some patron saints.
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The paintings on the outside of the shutters are visible when the triptych is closed, and show the hospital donors flanked by their patron saints.
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They depict various saints and patron saints venerated at that time.
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They took the statues to their respective towns, hence becoming their patron saints.
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There are three churches dedicated to the patron saints; some hocal streets are named for them.
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