Patroness of America — The Immaculate Conception

Patroness of America — The Immaculate Conception

Most Americans don't know their country has a heavenly patroness. It does. In 1846 the bishops of the United States entrusted the nation to the Blessed Virgin Mary under the title of her Immaculate Conception — and Rome confirmed it. This back-print honors that patronage: Our Lady standing on the crescent moon, crowned with twelve stars, robed in light, the Stars and Stripes furled at her feet. Above her, the title the Church gave her over this land — Patroness of America. Below, the year that anchors the house: 1765.

A Nation Has a Mother

She is not a symbol. She is the Mother of God — conceived without sin, raised to glory, and given to America as its patroness in heaven. The crescent moon beneath her and the crown of stars are older than the Republic; St. John saw them in the Book of Revelation. The flag at her feet is the newer part of the story: a country placing itself under her protection, asking the woman who said yes to God to keep watch over a people who still need to. To wear her isn't to worship her — it's to honor the Mother the Church gave this nation, and to ask, as Catholics have for generations: pray for us. The National Shrine in Washington is built on this title. So is this shirt.

Built on the Bayside 5100

Printed on the Bayside 5100 — a 6.1 oz, 100% pre-shrunk cotton heavyweight tee, made in the USA. Shoulder-to-shoulder taping, double-needle hems, full cut. A substantial American-made shirt built to take a beating and hold its shape wash after wash, not a thin promotional blank. You'll feel the difference the first time you put it on.

From the 1765 Family

Designed by 1765 Apparel Co. in partnership with 1765 Sanctum Co. — built to arm Catholic men to live the faith out loud. Altar. Arms. Allegiance. Our Lady, Patroness of America — pray for us.

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