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====Patron saint==== In 1626, at the request of [[Philip IV of Spain]], the [[Cortes of Castile and León|Castilian parliament]]{{efn|{{harvnb|Rowe|2011|p=47}} refers to the Castilian Cortes as the "Castilian parliament"}} elected Teresa "without lacking one vote" as copatron saint of Castile.{{sfn|Rowe|2011|p=77}} This status was affirmed by [[Pope Urban VIII]] in a brief issued on 21 July 1627 in which he stated: {{blockquote|For these reasons [the king's and Cortes's elections] and for the great devotion which they have for Teresa, they elected her for patron and advocate of these kingdoms in the last Cortes of the aforementioned kingdoms ... And because ... the representatives in the Cortes desired it so greatly that their vote be firm and perpetual, we grant it our patronage and the approval of the [[Holy See|Holy Apostolic See]].|source={{harvnb|Rowe|2011|pp=77–78}} }} More broadly, the 1620s, the entirety of Spain (Castile and beyond) debated who should be the country's [[patron saint]]; the choices were either the current patron, [[Saint James Matamoros|James Matamoros]], or a pairing of him and the newly canonised Saint Teresa of Ávila. Teresa's promoters said Spain faced newer challenges, especially the threat of Protestantism and societal decline at home, thus needing a more contemporary patron who understood those issues and could guide the Spanish nation. Santiago's supporters (''Santiaguistas'') fought back and eventually won the argument, but Teresa of Ávila remained far more popular at the local level.{{sfn|Rowe|2011|p=}}{{page needed|date=October 2020}} [[James the Great]] kept the title of patron saint for the [[Spanish people]], and the most [[Blessed Virgin Mary]] under the title [[Immaculate Conception]] as the sole patroness for the entire [[Spanish Kingdom]].
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