Description
The Feast of the Assumption is celebrated on the 15th of August . It is a commemoration originating in Portugal, more specifically in Trás os Montes , being a national holiday.
She is patroness of the cities of Anços (Montelavar) , Fortaleza and Viçosa do Ceará , in the state of Ceará , of Jales and Jundiaí in the state of São Paulo , of Caçapava do Sul , in the state of Rio Grande do Sul , of Cabo Frio and Valença , in the state of Rio de Janeiro , Cape Verde (Minas Gerais) , Bom Despacho , Belo Horizonte and Itaúna in Minas Gerais (which its feast is celebrated together with the Feast of Nossa Senhora do Rosário), from Acari in Rio Grande do Norte, from Maringá in the state of Paraná, in Cruzeiro do Sul in the state of Acre and in Oeiras do Pará in the state of Pará . His feast is also celebrated as a municipal holiday in the city of Campo Belo, in the state of Minas Gerais.
She is also patroness of the Community of Anços, in the Municipality of Sintra, in Portugal.
