Saint George

Saint

George
Saint; George
	Saint George by Donatello, c. 1415
Martyr, Patron of England
Born	3rd Century; Cappadocia Province, Roman Empire
Died	23 April 303; Lydda, Syria Palaestina, Roman Empire
Venerated in	Orthodox Church; Roman Catholic Church; Oriental Orthodoxy; Church of the East; Anglican Communion; Lutheranism; Umbanda; Druze faith; Islam;
Major shrine	Church of Saint George, Lalibela; Church of Saint George and Mosque of Al-Khadr; St. George Cathedral, Timișoara; St. George's Monastery, Al-Khader; St. George Syro-Malabar Catholic Forane Church, Edappally; St. George Orthodox Church Puthuppally Pally; St. George's Syro-Malabar Catholic Forane Church, Aruvithura; St. George Forane Church, Edathua; St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle;
Feast	23 April (Saint George's Day); 6 May (Gregorian when Julian date is observed); 23 Parmouti (Coptic calendar, 1 May); Saturday before third Sunday of Exaltation of the Cross (Armenian Church calendar);
Attributes	Clothed as a crusader in plate armour or mail, often bearing a lance tipped by a cross, riding a white horse, often slaying a dragon. In the Greek East and Latin West he is shown with St George's Cross emblazoned on his armour, or shield or banner.
Patronage	Many patronages of Saint George exist around the world

Saint George (Greek: Γεώργιος, translit. Geṓrgios, Latin: Geōrgius, Georgian: გიორგი, Hebrew: גאורגיוס, romanized: Ge'orgiyos, Syriac: ܡܪܝ ܓܘܪܓܝܣ, romanized: Mar Giwargis, Arabic: جرجس, romanized: Jirjis; died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was a Christian who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to tradition, he was a soldier in the Roman army. He was of Cappadocian Greek origin and a member of the Praetorian Guard for Roman emperor Diocletian, but was sentenced to death for refusing to recant his Christian faith. He became one of the most venerated saints and megalomartyrs in Christianity, and he has been especially venerated as a military saint since the Crusades. He is respected by Christians, Druze, as well as some Muslims as a martyr of monotheistic faith.

In hagiography, as one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers and one of the most prominent military saints, he is immortalized in the legend of Saint George and the Dragon. His feast day, Saint George's Day, is traditionally celebrated on 23 April. Historically, the countries of England, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Ukraine, Malta, Ethiopia, as well as Catalonia and Aragon in Spain, and Moscow in Russia, have claimed George as their patron saint, as have several other regions, cities, universities, professions, and organizations. The Church of Saint George in Lod (Lydda), Israel, contains a sarcophagus traditionally believed to contain St. George's remains.

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