The Blessed Virgin taken as a patroness of any good activity; , she is cited as the patroness of all humanity. However, certain occupations and activities are more closely associated with her protection.
A large number of countries, places and groups claim the Blessed Virgin Mary as a patroness, though usually under a specific title or apparition while only a select few retains its patronage by Pontifical decree from Rome.
Our Lady of Good Counsel - AlbaniaOur Lady of Africa - AlgeriaAndorra
Our Lady of Meritxell - AndorraImmaculate Heart of Mary - AngolaBlessed Virgin Mary (no specific title) - Pergamino, ArgentinaOur Lady of the Immaculate Conception - ArgentinaOur Lady of Luján - Luján, ArgentinaBlack Virgin of Oropa - Lomas del Mirador, ArgentinaOur Lady Help of Christians - AustraliaOur Lady of the Southern CrossParish of Collingwood - Clifton Hill, VictoriaParish of Inglewood, QueenslandOur Lady of Mariazell - AustriaOur Lady of Banneux - BelgiumOur Lady of Beauraing - BelgiumCatholic University of LeuvenOur Lady of Capucdana - BoliviaOur Lady of Mount Carmel - BoliviaVirgin de la Candelaria (Candlemas) - BoliviaVirgin of Copacabana - BoliviaOur Lady of the Immaculate Conception - BrazilOur Lady Aparecida - BrazilOur Lady of Nazareth - BrazilMary of the Hurons - CanadaOur Lady of the Cape - CanadaOur Lady of the Assumption of Mary - Acadians of CanadaOur Lady of the Holy Rosary - Vancouver, British ColumbiaOur Lady of Mount Carmel - ChileOur Lady of China (also known as Our Lady of Donglü)Our Lady of Sheshan (formerly Zose)Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá - ColombiaOur Lady of the Holy Rosary - ColombiaOur Lady of Candelaria - MedellinImmaculate Heart of Mary - Republic of the CongoOur Lady, Queen of Nations - Republic of the CongoOur Lady of the Angels - Costa RicaOur Lady of Charity of El Cobre (La Caridad del Cobre) - CubaOur Lady of Regla, Patronage of Afro Cubans, Municipio de Regla, Havana - CubaOur Lady of High Grace (La Virgen de La Altagracia) - Dominican RepublicBlessed Virgin Mary (La Virgen Maria) - Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicVirgen De Las Mercedes (Virgin Mercedes)The Most Pure Heart of Mary - EcuadorNational Shrine of Our Lady of the Presentation of El Quinche - EcuadorOur Lady of Mercy - Ecuador armyOur Lady of Zeitoun - Zeitoun, EgyptOur Lady of Peace - El SalvadorImmaculate Conception - Equatorial GuineaImmaculate Conception - Corsica, FranceNotre Dame Cathedral of Paris - FranceNotre Dame de Chartres - FranceOur Lady of Lourdes - FranceOur Lady of La Salette - FranceOrder of the Visitation of Our Lady at Annecy - FranceOur Lady of the Miraculous Medal - FranceOur Lady of Pontmain - FranceOur Lady of the Assumption - FranceMary, Queen of Bavaria - Bavaria (Germany)Our Lady of Altötting - Altötting, GermanyOur Lady of Kevelaer - Kevelaer, GermanyBlessed Virgin Mary (no specific title) - Kea Island, GreeceMount Athos, known as the Garden of the Mother of God and The Holy Mountain of Our LadyBlessed Virgin Mary (no specific title) - Skiathos, GreeceOur Lady of Great Grace or Evangelistria (Our Lady of Good Tidings) - Tinos, GreeceBlessed Virgin Mary (Santa Maria Kamalen) – Statue miraculously appeared in the village of Merizo, Guam but is now sitting in the Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral BasilicaOur Lady of the Holy Rosary - GuatemalaOur Lady of the Assumption - Port-au-Prince, Cap-Haïtien, Les Cayes - Petit Goâve, HaitiOur Lady of Perpetual Succor - HaitiOur Lady of Suyapa - Suyapa, HondurasOur Grand Lady of Hungary - HungaryOur Lady of Bandel - Bandel, IndiaOur Lady of Bandra - Bandra, IndiaOur Lady of Good Health - Vailankanni, IndiaOur Lady of Poondy - Poondy, IndiaOur Lady of the Assumption - IndiaOur Lady of the Rosary- Mangalore, IndiaOur Lady of Good Health - Bangalore, IndiaOur Lady of Snow Kallikulam - Tamil Nadu, IndiaOur Lady of Vallarpadam - Kerala, IndiaBasilica di Santa Maria Maggiore - ItalyBlessed Virgin Mary (no specific title) - Alezio, ItalyBlessed Virgin Mary (no specific title) - Savona, ItalyMadonna del Ghisallo - ItalyMadonna of Saint Luke - ItalyOur Lady of Loreto - Loreto, ItalyOur Lady of Perpetual Help - Rome, ItalyOur Lady of Pompeii - Naples, ItalyOur Lady of the Snows - ItalyOur Lady of Tears - ItalyIreland
Mary, Queen of Ireland - IrelandOur Lady of Limerick - Limerick, IrelandOur Lady of Knock - Knock, IrelandImmaculate Conception - KoreaOur Lady of Arabia - Ahmadi, KuwaitOur Lady of the Assumption - JamaicaOur Lady of Japan - JapanOur Lady of Akita - JapanOur Lady of Onna - JapanArmenian Sisters of Immaculate Conception - LebanonOur Lady of Bechouat, a Marian sanctuary in the Beqaa Valley of LebanonOur Lady of Ain Ebel, Ain Ebel, LebanonOur Lady of the Assumption - LebanonOur Lady of Bekaa, a Marian shrine located in Zahlé, LebanonOur Lady of Deliverance, Byblos, LebanonOur Lady of the Gate, Byblos, LebanonOur Lady of Lebanon, a Marian shrine in Harissa, LebanonOur Lady of Light, Centre Ville, Beirut, LebanonOur Lady of Mantara, a Marian shrine in Maghdouché, LebanonOur Lady of Nourieh, a Marian shrine and monastery atopTheoprosopon in Hamat, LebanonOur Lady of the Seas, Batroun, LebanonOur Lady of the Tower, Deir el Ahmar, LebanonOur Lady of the Waterfall, a Marian shrine in Jezzine, LebanonOur Lady of the Wind, Enfeh, LebanonMary, Comforter of the Afflicted - LuxembourgOur Lady of the Assumption - MaltaOur Lady of Ta' PinuBlessed Virgin Mary (no specific title) - Catemaco, VeracruzBlessed Virgin Mary (no specific title) - Puerto Vallarta, JaliscoBlessed Virgin Mary (no specific title) - Zacatecas, Zac.Our Lady of Guadalupe - Mexico CityOur Lady of San Juan de los Lagos - San Juan de los Lagos, JaliscoNetherlands
Our Lady of the Enclosed GardenNew Zealand
Our Lady Help of Christians - New ZealandThe Virgin Mary - New ZealandOur Lady of the Immaculate Conception of El Viejo - NicaraguaOur Lady of mercy - Leon, Nicaraguaassumption of mary - Granada, NicaraguaOur Lady, Queen of Nigeria - NigeriaOur Lady, Queen of FatimaImmaculate Conception - PanamaImmaculate Heart of Mary - PanamaMary of La Antigua - PanamaOur Lady of Luján - ParaguayOur Lady of the Miracles of Caacupé - ParaguayOur Lady of the Assumption - ParaguayOrder of the Visitation of Our Lady at Annecy - PeruOur Lady of Mercy - PeruImmaculate Conception - Principal patroness of the PhilippinesImmaculate Conception - Baclayon, BoholImmaculate Conception de Dinagat Surigao del NorteImmaculate Conception de Caysasay Taal, BatangasImmaculate Conception - Naic, Cavite, Dasmariñas City, CaviteImmaculate Conception- Cubao, Quezon CityNotre-Dame de Tapao - Puerto Princesa, PalawanOur Lady of Guadalupe - Secondary patroness of the Philippines. Also patroness of Makati City, Cebu City, Loboc, Bohol, and Pagsanjan, LagunaNuestra Señora de la Soledad de Porta Vaga- Cavite CityNuestra Señora de Candelaria - Silang, CaviteAssumption of Mary - Santa Maria, Ilocos SurAssumption of Mary - Dauis, BoholAssumption of Mary - Maasin City, Southern LeyteAssumption of Mary - Maragondon, CaviteOur Lady of Arabia - Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay, Zamboanga City, Basilan, Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur and Cotabato CityOur Lady of Manaoag - Manaoag, Pangasinan, Archdiocese of Lingayen-DagupanOur Lady of the Most Holy Rosary (La Naval de Manila)Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary- Binondo, ManilaOur Lady of the Most Holy Rosary, (Nuestra Señora Virgen del Santissimo Rosario, Reina de Caracol), Rosario "Salinas", CaviteOur Lady of Rule (Virgen Maria de (la) Regla) - Lapu-Lapu City (Opon), CebuOur Lady of Peace and Good Voyage (Virgin of Antipolo) - Antipolo City, RizalOur Lady of Sorrows of Turumba - Pakil, LagunaOur Lady of the Pillar - Imus City, Cavite and Zamboanga CityOur Lady of Peñafrancia (Ina ng Peñafrancia)- Bicol RegionOur Mother of Perpetual Help - Baclaran, Parañaque City (Every church in the Philippines observes the novena-devotion to Our Mother of Perpetual Help on Wednesday masses.)Our Lady of Remedies - Pampanga, Malate, ManilaOur Lady of Light Parish Church - Cainta, Rizal; Loon, BoholOur Lady of Mercy (Birhen sa Kaluoy) - Calape, Bohol, Novaliches, Quezon CityOur Lady of the Visitation of Piat - Piat, Cagayan, Cagayan ValleyOur Lady of Penafrancia de Manila- Paco, ManilaOur Lady of Fatima - Valenzuela City, Binakayan, Kawit, Cavite (feasts of Our Lady of Fatima is observed in many churches in the Philippines)Our Lady of Lourdes - Tagaytay City, Cavite (many churches in the Philippines have Mary, Our Lady of Lourdes as their titular patroness)Our Lady of Divine GraceOur Lady of Eucharistic Adoration (Our Lady of Simala)Our Lady of Apo Baket of NamacpacanOur Lady of BekaaOur Lady of Candelaria - Paco, Manila, Jaro, Iloilo City, Silang, CaviteOur Lady of Charity (Apo Caridad)Our Lady of China - Binondo, Manila, Iloilo City, Cebu CityOur Lady of Covadonga - Sampaloc, Manila, La Trinidad, BenguetOur Lady of the Barangay - Virgen Sang BarangayOur Lady of Providence - Siquijor, SiquijorOur Lady of Prompt SuccourOur Lady of Good Success (Nuestra Senora del Buen Suceso) - Parañaque City, Diocese of ParañaqueOur Lady of Mount Carmel- Quiapo, Manila, New Manila, Quezon City, (Barosoain Church) Malolos City, BulacanOur Lady of Guidance- Ermita, ManilaOur Lady of Hope - Quezon CityOur Lady of Consolation and Cincture- (San Agustin Church) Intramuros, ManilaOur Lady of the Miraculous Medal- Ermita, Manila, Posadas Village, Muntinlupa CityOur Lady of La Salette- Silang, CaviteOur Lady of La Vang - Puerto Princesa, PalawanOur Lady of Lebanon - Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay, Zamboanga City, Basilan, Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur and Cotabato CityMary, Mediatrix of all Graces - Lipa City, BatangasOur Lady of Loreto- Sampaloc, ManilaOur Lady of the Abandoned - Santa Ana, Manila, Marikina City, Muntinlupa CityOur Lady of Atonement- Baguio CityOur Lady of Akita - Manila, Quezon City, Baguio CityOur Lady of America - Baguio City, La Trinidad, BenguetOur Lady of Aranzazu - San Mateo, RizalOur Lady of Montserrat - Our Lady of Montserrat Abbey (Manila), Mendiola, ManilaOur Lady of Naju - Manila, Quezon City, Makati City, Tagaytay CityOur Lady, the Divine ShepherdessOur Lady of Immaculate Conception- Malolos City, BulacanOur Lady of She-Shan - Binondo, Manila, Iloilo City, Cebu CityOur Lady of the SnowsOur Lady of the Gate- Daraga, AlbayOur Lady of Good Health (Ina ng Mabuting Kalusugan) - Paco, ManilaOur Lady of the Immaculate Conception of Salambao- Obando, BulacanOur Lady of Salvation- Albay, La Loma, Quezon CityMary Queen of Peace- EDSA ShrineOur Lady of the Sacred HeartOur Lady of San Juan de los LagosOur Lady, Star of the SeaImmaculate Heart of MaryMary, Queen of the VisayasOur Lady Ina ng Poong BatoOur Lady of the AnnunciationOur Lady of the Nativity- Borongan City, Eastern SamarOur Lady of the Valley (Birhen ng Lambak)Our Lady of Victory (Birhen ng Tagumpay)Our Lady of Zo-Se - Binondo, Manila, Cebu CityPoland
Our Lady, Queen of Poland – PolandOur Lady of Częstochowa (the Black Madonna) – PolandOur Lady of Ostra BramaMother of the ChurchImmaculate Conception - PortugalOur Lady of Fátima - PortugalMary, Our Lady of Divine Providence - Puerto RicoOur Lady of Divine ProvidenceMother of God - SkopjeVirgin Mary and Baby Jesus - BraşovChurch of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Staré, SlovakiaOur Lady of Sorrows - SlovakiaOur Lady of the Assumption - SlovakiaOur Lady of Begoña - Bilbao, SpainOur Lady of Mercy – Barcelona, SpainBasilica of Our Lady of the Pillar – Zaragoza, SpainOur Lady of Ransom – SpainVirgin of the Remedy - Alicante, SpainVirgin of Candelaria – Canary Islands, SpainVirgin of Regla – Chipiona, SpainOur Lady of Guadalupe – Extremadura, SpainVirgin of Montserrat – Catalonia, SpainVirgin of the Rosary – Cádiz, SpainVirgen de la Almudena – Madrid, SpainOur Lady of Covadonga - Asturias, SpainOur Lady of Shongweni - Shongweni, South AfricaOur Lady of the Assumption - Principal Patroness of South AfricaOur Lady of the Flight into Egypt. - Diocese of Port Elizabeth and Arch-diocese of Cape TownOur Lady of the Sacred Heart. - TzaneenOur Lady of the Assumption - Umtata, De AaImmaculate Heart of Mary. - Outshoorn, BethlehemImmaculate Conception of our Lady. - Arch-diocese of Durban, Arch-diocese of JohannesburgOur Lady of Lanka - Sri LankaSwitzerland
Our Lady of the Hermits - SwitzerlandImmaculate Conception - TanzaniaUganda
Mary, Queen of Africa - UgandaTheotokos of Buchyn - UkraineTheotokos of VyshgorodOur Lady of Europe - Gibraltar, UKOur Lady of Ipswich - England, UKOur Lady of Mount Carmel at Aylesford - England, UKOur Lady of Walsingham - England, UKOur Lady of Westminster - England, UKOur Lady of Willesden - England, UKOur Lady of Doncaster - England, UKOur Lady of Cardigan - Wales, UKPatroness of the United States under her title of the Immaculate ConceptionImmaculate Heart of Mary - Georgia, USAImmaculate Mary - Colorado, USAFeast of the Immaculate Conception - Soldiers of the USAMaría, Reina de las Américas Catholic Church - Mout Olive, North Carolina, USAMary of Nazareth - Iowa, USAMary, Queen of Angels - Kansas, USAMary the Virgin Mother - South Carolina, USAMary, Queen of Peace - North Dakota, USAMary, Queen of Peace - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USAMary, Star of the Sea - Hawaii, USAMother of God - Kentucky, USANotre Dame of Easton - Connecticut, USAUniversity of Notre Dame - Indiana, USAOur Immaculate Queen - Washington, D.C., USAOur Lady of America - USA; Rome City, Indiana: first canonically-approved apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the USA. Happened in the Our Lady Mother of Mercy Chapel on the campus of Sylvan SpringsOur Lady of the Annunciation - Texas, USAOur Lady of Calvary - Missouri, USAOur Lady of Consolation - Basilica and National Shrine in Carey, Ohio, USAOur Lady of Good Help - Wisconsin, USAOur Lady of divine grace - Vermont, USAOur Lady of the Gulf - Alabama, USAOur Lady of the Highways - Arizona, USAOur Lady of the Desert - Apple Valley, California USAOur Lady of the Holy Rosary, North Carolina, USAOur Lady of the Holy Souls - Arkansas, USAOur Lady of the Incarnation - Massachusetts, USAOur Lady of the Kodiak - Kodiak and the Islands Alaska, USAOur Lady of Lebanon - Lewisville, Texas, USAOur Lady of La Leche - Florida, USAhttp://ourladyofreglamiami.org National Shrine Our Lady of Regla. Santuario Nacional Ermita de Regla. Virgen de Regla, Patrona de la Pequena Habana Miami, Fl. USA.Our Lady of Mercy - Delaware,Our Lady of the Milk and Happy Delivery, USAOur Lady of the Miraculous Medal, Pennsylvania, USAOur Lady of Mount Carmel - Rhode Island, USAOur Lady of Peace - Maine, USAOur Lady Help of Christians - New York, USAOur Lady of Las Vegas - Las Vegas, Nevada, USAOur Lady of Peace - Hawaii, USA Maine, USAOur Lady of Perpetual Help - New Hampshire, USAOur Lady of Perpetual Help - Ewa Beach, Oahu, Hawaii, USAOur Lady of the Pines - Montana, United StatesOur Lady of the Prairie - South Dakota, USAOur Lady of the Presentation - Nebraska, USAOur Lady of Providence - Indiana, USAOur Lady of Prompt Succor - Louisiana, USAOur Lady of the Snows - Utah, USAOur Lady of Sorrows - Mississippi, USAOur Lady of the Universe - Illinois, USAOur Lady of the Valley - Wyoming, USAOur Lady of Victory - West Virginia, USAOur Lady of the Wayside - California (cf. Madonna della Strada)Our Lady of the Woods - Oregon, USAOur Lady, Gate of Heaven - Michigan, USAOur Lady, Mother of the Christian Church Church - Minnesota, USAOur Lady, Queen of All Saints - Oklahoma, USAOur Lady, Queen of the Twelve apostles - Virginia, USAOur Lady, Queen of the Angels - As per its name, Los Angeles, CaliforniaLa Conquistadora (Our Lady the Conqueror), New Mexico, USAOur Lady of Luján - UruguayOur Lady of the Thirty-Three - UruguayOur Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá (Also called "La Chinita") - Zulia - VenezuelaOur Lady of Coromoto - VenezuelaOur Lady of La Vang - Quảng TrịNotre-Dame de Tapao - Bình ThuậnImmaculate Conception - ZaireImmaculate Heart of Mary - ZaireOur Lady, Queen of Nations - Zaire
