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Who is the Patron Saint of Catalonia?

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Question: Who is the Patron Saint of Catalonia?
Answer: The patron saint of Catalonia is St George.

That's right, the same saint who slew the dragon. In addition to being the patron saint of Catalonia, St George is also saint to Aragon, England, Ethiopia, Georgia, Greece, Lithuania, Palestine, Portugal, and Russia, as well as the cities of Amersfoort, Beirut, Bteghrine, Cáceres, Ferrara, Freiburg, Genoa, Ljubljana, Gozo, Pomorie, Qormi, Lod and Moscow.

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