Archpriestship of A Limia: parishes and dedications

The diocese of Ourense has 735 parishes, all in the province, divided into 28 archpriestships, counting the division of the city of Ourense into north, south, east and west. The comarca’s website xinzodelimia.eu published, with data from the bishopric and the pastoral unit of Santa Mariña de Xinzo, the list of the Archpriestship of A Limia, summarised here with current Galician spelling ^[1].

General data

At the time of compilation (the 2000s), the archpriest was Tomás Delgado Gándara, parish priest of Xinzo. The archpriestship had 82 villages and 33 chapels and, as to schools, school groups in Xinzo, Calvos de Randín, Os Blancos and Sarreaus (Riofreixo) and two secondary schools ^[1].

Parishes and dedications

The list follows the source’s order, with current Galician spelling; there are two places called Freixo, with the patrons Santiago and San Salvador ^[1].

The saints of Xinzo

• Santa Mariña, patron of the parish of Xinzo, is the beheaded saint whose feast is celebrated on 18 July, the day of her martyrdom. See Festivals of Santa Mariña.
• San Sebastián, co-patron of the parish (old church) and patron of the Local Police, a native of Narbonne (the source writes "Carbona") and educated in Milan, captain of the praetorian guard, sentenced by Emperor Maximinus to die by arrows, healed by Irene and then flogged; he is invoked against plague ^[1].
• St Andrew the Apostle, patron of the chapel of Baronzás ^[1].

Links

• History of A Limia
• Churches and religiosity of Xinzo
• Xinzo de Limia
• Festivals of Santa Mariña

Sources

1. «Arciprestazgos e parroquias da diocese da Limia», xinzodelimia.eu (con datos de santamarinadexinzo.com e do bispado de Ourense). http://www.xinzodelimia.eu:80/Arciprestazgos_e_Parroquias_da_Diocese_limia.htm