For those of you who asked who St George is here you go:
(don't feel bad..read the last sentence)
Saint George:
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In Christian hagiography Saint George - The Saint who killed the Dragon (ca. 275-281–April 23, 303) was a soldier of the Roman Empire, from Anatolia, now modern day Turkey, who was venerated as an Islamic and Christian martyr. Saint George is the most venerated saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Oriental Orthodox Churches. Immortalised in the tale of George and the Dragon, he is the patron saint of Canada, Catalonia, England, Ethiopia, Georgia, Greece, Montenegro, Portugal, Serbia, the cities of Istanbul, Ljubljana and Moscow, as well as a wide range of professions, organisations and disease sufferers. he is the patron saint of scouts.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In Christian hagiography Saint George - The Saint who killed the Dragon (ca. 275-281–April 23, 303) was a soldier of the Roman Empire, from Anatolia, now modern day Turkey, who was venerated as an Islamic and Christian martyr. Saint George is the most venerated saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Oriental Orthodox Churches. Immortalised in the tale of George and the Dragon, he is the patron saint of Canada, Catalonia, England, Ethiopia, Georgia, Greece, Montenegro, Portugal, Serbia, the cities of Istanbul, Ljubljana and Moscow, as well as a wide range of professions, organisations and disease sufferers. he is the patron saint of scouts.
In 1969, Saint George’s feast day was reduced to an optional memorial in the Roman Catholic calendar; the solemnity of his commemoration depends on purely local observance.
Despite the fact that St. George has been the patron saint of England since the 14th century, only one in five people know what day St. George’s Day falls on.
More than a quarter of people living in England do not even know who their patron saint is.
17 comments:
nicely researched hun and i didnt know either lol,im writing on my hubbys blog for now so pop over when you get time,love zoe xx
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We have to educate people ! Thanks for this ,...love Jan xx
Thanks....makes me feel beetter to know I am not the only "dummy" in the gang...LOL...Hugs from KY Ora
ok thx I was wondering myself.
I remember reading about St George when I was a kid. I loved the drawings of the dragons and horses. --Cin
thakns for sharing the info on what it was
Thank you so much for tell ing me about this. Did you know that I just got a wrinkle on my brain. Thats right everytime you learn something you get a wrinkle on your brain!
Kelli
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Is it his fault Dragons are extinct?
Linda x.
When I think of St. George I think of Shakespeare's Henry V where he says, "Cry 'God for Harry, England, and St. George!' " right before rushing into battle. (Act III, Scene 1)
Lori
Well, I know who he is... Happy St Georges day... a day late to you!
be well,
Dawn
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my only question is...do you get the day off of work for this???
Traci
Call me a heathen if you must but the only time I'll pay him any mind is if he wins me a day off work. B. x
Hmmm he sounds larger than life which is probably how he became a saint, and very interesting. Thank you for sharing! I love history!!!! Hugs,
Lisa
I was wondering who Saint George was. Thanks for the info :)
Gretchen
well thanks sweetness for this info and the email you sent.
love,lisa
It makes me piss, when you see that thsoe right wing anti immigration National front guys take the St George flag and use it to symbolise all that's British and he was a bloody Turk! LOLOLOL
Gaz xxxxxxx
It is true ~ unless someone tells me I have no idea what day it falls on. So much for british pride huh? Mind you I didn't realise he was the patron saint for so many other places too!!
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