Saint George

Saint George

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  • History, Life, Biography, Facts and Information about Saint George
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  • Date of Birth and Death
  • Important Dates surrounding the life of Saint George
  • Life History, Story, Biography, Myths and Legends
  • Description / Title of the Saint : Martyr

Saint George

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  • Memorial Day / Feast Day of Saint George: April 23
  • Description / Title of the Saint : Martyr
  • Date of Death: Saint George died April 23, 303
 
 

The Story and History of Saint George
The story and history of Saint George. Saint George was born in Cappadocia, at the close of the third century, of Christian parents. In early youth he chose a soldier's life, and soon obtained the favor of Diocletian, who advanced him to the grade of tribune. When, however, the emperor began to persecute the Christians, George rebuked him at once sternly and openly for his cruelty, and threw up his commission. He was in consequence subjected to a lengthened series of torments, and finally beheaded. There was something so inspiriting in the defiant cheerfulness of the young soldier, that every Christian felt a personal share in this triumph of Christian fortitude; and as years rolled on St. George became a type of successful combat against evil, the slayer of the dragon, the darling theme of camp song and story, until "so thick a shade his very glory round him made" that his real lineaments became hard to trace. Even beyond the circle of Christendom he was held in honor, and invading Saracens taught themselves to except from desecration the image of him they hailed as the "White-horsed Knight." The devotion to St. George is one of the most ancient and widely spread in the Church. In the East, a church of St. George is ascribed to Constantine, and his name is invoked in the most ancient liturgies; whilst in the West, Malta, Barcelona, Valencia, Arragon, Genoa, and England have chosen him as their patron.

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Feast Day of Saint George
The Feast Day of Saint George is April 23. The origin of Feast Days: most saints have specially designated feast days and are associated with a specific day of the year and these are referred to as the saint's feast day. The feast days first arose from the very early Christian custom of the annual commemoration of martyrs on the dates of their deaths at the same time celebrating their birth into heaven.

 

Saint George

  • Short, concise biography of Saint George
  • History, Life, Biography, Facts and Information
  • Fast, concise facts and information about Saint George
  • Memorial, or Feast Day, of Saint George - April 23
  • History, Life, Biography, Dates, Facts and Information
  • Date of Death: April 23, 303
  • Important Dates surrounding the life of Saint George
  • Life History, Story, Biography, Myths and Legends
  • Description / Title of the Saint : Martyr
 
 

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Saint George