[Tagging] patron saints

[Steve Doerr]

On 25/01/2015 16:29, Friedrich Volkmann wrote:

> I'd like to suggest a new key for patron saints. Certainly patron_saint=* or
> just patron=*. There are some occurrences in Taginfo, although most values
> of patron=* do not look like saints.
>
> holy_name=* has also been suggested, but this sounds to me as if the name
> were holy. It's actually the saint who is holy.
>
> patronage=* may be ambiguous.
>
> patrociny=* seems to be an extinct word.
>
>

In English, we often call this the 'dedication' of the church. This can 
include things like Holy Cross (Sacré Cœur) which are obviously not saints.

-- 
Steve


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