Uruguay (co‑patron, in some Catholic traditions)

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Uruguay (co‑patron, in some Catholic traditions) is a South American nation where Saint Philip is venerated alongside other saints as a special heavenly protector in certain Catholic devotional traditions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf country
sovereign state
associatedSaint Saint Philip
borderedBy Argentina
Brazil
capital Montevideo
continent South America
currency Uruguayan peso
demonym Uruguayan
governmentType presidential representative democratic republic
hasCatholicDevotion veneration of saints as protectors of the nation
hasCoastOn Atlantic Ocean
Río de la Plata
hasCoPatronInSomeCatholicTraditions Saint Philip
hasDevotionalTradition veneration of Saint Philip as a heavenly protector
hasHeavenlyProtectorInSomeCatholicTraditions Saint Philip
hasReligiousTradition Catholic devotional practices honoring national patrons
hasTitleInDevotion nation under the protection of Saint Philip in some Catholic traditions
independenceFrom Brazil
independenceRecognizedInYear 1828
majorReligion Roman Catholicism
memberOf Mercosur
linked to: MERCOSUR

Organization of American States
United Nations
nationalReligionStatus secular state with religious freedom
officialLanguage Spanish
recognizedAsCoPatronBy some Catholic devotional groups
religiousMajority Christian

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Saint Philip patronage Uruguay (co‑patron, in some Catholic traditions)