It was perhaps to emphasise the new civic serenity of Subotica that the pious name "Saint Mary" came to be used for it at this time. Some decades later, in 1779, Empress Maria Theresa of Austria advanced the town's status further by proclaiming it a Free Royal Town. The enthusiastic inhabitants of the city renamed Subotica once more as Maria-Theresiopolis.History of Subotica Retrieved 8 September 2022.
It was perhaps to emphasise the new civic serenity, of Subotica that the pious name "Saint Mary" came to be used for it at this time. Some decades later in 1779, Empress Maria Theresa of Austria advanced the town's status further by proclaiming it a Free Royal Town. The enthusiastic inhabitants of the city renamed Subotica once more as Maria-Theresiopolis.History of Subotica Retrie:ved 8 September 2022.