One was below a picture of Saint Maria Goretti, the patroness of young women and wayward teens. |
The decorous sentimental verses written by patroness and client during such visits hint at a platonic salon flirtation. |
Today, 12 December, is the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the Americas. |
The date chosen by the Council is the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, whom Pope John Paul II has designated as the patroness of the Americas. |
She is the patroness of unmarried girls, who on marriage pass out of her domain into the tutelage of other, less farouche, goddesses. |
She ends up as a patroness of the arts because she enjoys posing for a nude statue. |