"The right of patronage (in Latin jus patronatus or ius patronatus) in Roman Catholic canon law is a set of rights and obligations of someone, known ...
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as the patron in connection with a gift of land (benefice). It is a grant made by the church out of gratitude towards a benefactor.
Its counterpart in English law and in the Church of England is called an advowson.
The right of patronage is designated in papal letters as "ius spirituali annexum" and is therefore subject to ecclesiastical legislation and jurisdiction as well as civil laws relating to the ownership of property." - (en.wikipedia.org 16.05.2021)
