[Tagging] patron saints

Andreas Labres list at lab.at
Mon Jan 26 08:23:22 UTC 2015


On 26.01.15 08:37, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote:
> I am not sure if you are kidding here, but obviously this is referring to a certain episode in the life of Mary, mother of Jesus, and not to a saint called Heimsuchung with his last name.

I answer in German because it's too hard for me to translate all this terms.

Eine römisch-katholische Kirche wird geweiht. Sie (die Kirche) erhält einen
Weihenamen, der an einen/mehrere Heiligen erinnert. Das ist das Patrozinium und
ein Hochfest der jeweiligen Kirche.

Der Name kann ein oder mehrere Heilige sein, es gibt auch Alle Heiligen Kirchen,
es gibt Dreifaltigkeitskirchen, es können auch Mysterien (liturgisch gefeierte
"Ereignisse" dieses Heiligen) sein, also z.B. Mariae Empfängnis (die Empfängnis
der Maria), Mariae Himmelfahrt, Mariae Heimsuchung*), Christi Himmelfahrt, ...
Die Lateranbasilika z.B. heißt "Arcibasilica del Santissimo Salvatore e dei
Santi Giovanni Battista ed Evangelista in Laterano" (lat. "Archibasilica
Sanctissimi Salvatoris et Sanctorum Iohannis Baptistae et Evangelistae in
Laterano").

Back to OSM, this should be a *..._name* tag, it should be a different name than
the "name=" Tag, which should give a commonly used name ("Pfarrkirche soundso"
o.ä.). This ..._name= value should be given in local language (if not indicated
with a language suffix).

The key I use is *holy_name=* which indicates that it is the "Weihename", a
sanctified name, a somewhat "holy" name. That's what I'd suggest.

But keep in mind: it's just an alternate name, though something "special".

/al

*) To give just one link: These are the "Mariä-Heimsuchung-Kirchen" in the
German Wiki:
    http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mari%C3%A4-Heimsuchung-Kirche
    What is "Mariä Heimsuchung (Visitatio Mariæ)" is described in a link there.

Probably all the above terms can be found in the German Wiki, if somebody is
interested.




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