A common theory about the building is that the rounded feature to the left of centre, terminating at the top in a turret and cross, represents the lance of Saint George ( patron saint of Catalonia, Gaudi's home ), which has been plunged into the back of the dragon.

It is against this background that two religious orders or congregations, one of men and one of women, when founded in the Milan area during the 13th and 15th centuries, took Saint Ambrose as their patron and hence adopted his name.

In the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion, he is a saint and pre-eminent Doctor of the Church, and the patron of the Augustinians ; his memorial is celebrated 28 August, the day of his death.

He is the patron saint of brewers, printers, theologians, the alleviation of sore eyes, and a number of cities and dioceses.

By his patron Canova was placed under Bernardi, or, as he is generally called by filiation, Giuseppe Torretto, a sculptor of considerable eminence, who had taken up a temporary residence at Pagnano, one of Asolo's boroughs

One well known member of this religious and ethnic community is Saint Abo, martyr and the patron saint of Tbilisi, Georgia.

However, the presence of a vigorous population of Celtic lineage, principally of Irish origin, has supported the creation of other celebrations of beer, often for marketing purposes, such as Saint Patrick's Day ( Día de San Patricio ), patron of Ireland, which is celebrated with abundant libations.

St. Titus is the patron saint of the United States Army Chaplain Corps.

The patron saint of the Bulgarian Army is St. George.

Benedict of Nursia () ( c. 480 – 543 ) is a Christian saint, honored by the Roman Catholic Church as the patron saint of Europe and students.

First among them is the risk associated with portraying the king's ancestor as a murderer and conspirator in the plot to overthrow a rightful king, as well as the author's desire to flatter a powerful patron.

St. Raymond of Penyafort ( 1175 – 1275 ), a Spanish Dominican priest, is the patron saint of canonists, due to his important contributions to the science of canon law.

Columbanus is the patron saint of motorcyclists.

Columba is the patron saint of the city of Derry, Ireland where he founded a monastic settlement in c. AD 540.

* In Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust Carmilla is a villain and patron of the vampire Meier Link.

She is one of the two patron saints of Italy, together with St. Francis of Assisi.

Yūryaku is remembered as a patron of sericulture.

St. Francis is the principal patron of the town, together with Mary ( mother of Jesus ) | Our Lady of Escalera.

He is considered to be a patron saint of Roman Catholic missionaries in foreign lands.

Forseti appears in the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game's pantheon, and is often chosen as a patron god by paladins.

The government building is located in the centre of the capital city, in front of the parish church of the Virgin of Rosario, the patron saint of Puerto del Rosario municipality.

He is known as the patron saint of animals, the environment and one of the two patrons of Italy ( with Catherine of Siena ), and it is customary for Catholic and Anglican churches to hold ceremonies blessing animals on his feast day of 4 October.

The Gospel is addressed to the author's patron, Theophilus, which in Greek simply means friend of God or ( be ) loved by God or loving God, and may not be a name but a generic term for a Christian.

With a large and circumspect 20th-Century technique, he wove the materials of national heroes and events, national folklore and children's fairy tales -- Slavic dances and love songs -- into a solid musical literature which served his people well, and is providing much enjoyment to the World at large.

In the primary grades, reading permeates almost every aspect of school progress, and the children's early experiences of success or failure in learning to read often set a pattern of total achievement that is relatively enduring throughout the following years.

If anything may be predicted in the quicksilver world of retailing, it seems likely that the suburban branch will come to dominate children's clothing ( taking the kid downtown is too much of a production ), household gadgetry and the discount business in big-ticket items.

Mary is cheery and gay when her husband comes home in the evenings, and the children's bed-time is frequently preceeded by a session of happy, family rough-housing.

Animalia coverAnimalia ( ISBN 0810918684 ) is an illustrated children's book by Graeme Base.

This aspect of bean digestion is the basis for the children's rhyme " Beans, Beans, the Musical Fruit ".

The Bunyip of Berkeley's Creek is a contemporary Australian children's picture book about a bunyip.

Queen Boadicea features in the opening lyrics of the song " The Good Old Days " written by Pete Doherty and Carl Barat for British rock band The Libertines from their 2002 album " Up the bracket ", the line reads, " If Queen Boadicea is long dead and gone, Still then the spirit in her children's children's children, it lives on ".

The Beano is a British children's comic, published by D. C. Thomson & Co and is arguably their most successful.

" Arkadaşım Eşşek " (" My Friend Donkey "), quickly grew very popular among children ( the song is about rural nostalgia and was not initially intended as a children's song ).

The 1951 children's film Duck and Cover is a prime example.

* Kurtis Scaletta's 2009 children's novel, Mudville is about a town where it's been raining for 22 years, delaying a baseball game between two rival towns.

In Denmark it is stated policy that it will " prevent inappropriate Internet sites from being accessed from children's libraries across Denmark.

Although he is depicted as a peaceful king in children's books, he in fact waged many victorious wars and was readying for others just before he died.

Dayton is also home to a children's museum.

The Boonshoft Museum of Discovery is a local children's museum of science with numerous exhibits, one of which includes an indoor zoo with nearly 100 different animals.

He is also well known in Animation as the Mad Scientist Dr. Animo in the Ben 10 series, Chef Mung Daal in the children's cartoon Chowder, and Eddie the Squirrel in CatDog.

Ё is still used in children's books and in handwriting, is always used in dictionaries.

:"... It is essential that children's fingers be protected from being crushed or otherwise injured in the hinge space of a swinging door or gate.

The Thompsons had three children, of which their youngest is the award-winning children's writer, Kate Thompson.

Home education is favored by a growing number of parents who take direct responsibility for their children's education rather than enrolling them in local public schools seen as not meeting expectations.