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Saint George’s day is not only marked in England, but also in other places where George is the patron saint, including Catalonia and the region of Aragon in Spain
Who was Saint George?
St George is thought to have been born sometime around the year 280 AD.
He was reputedly a soldier who fought in the Roman army and rose up to eventually become a personal guard to the Emperor Diocletian.
It is believed that he was executed for refusing to make a sacrifice in honour of the pagan gods – thus becoming a Christian martyr – during the persecutions of Emperor Diocletian.
His tomb can be found in the Christian pilgrimage site of Lod.
According to the popular story, the saint slayed a dragon and saved a princess.
St.George's Day is celebrated annually on the 23rd of April. This is St. George's recorded day of death, so the holiday is used to memorialize his life and deeds with feasts, fellowship and a national pride.
St George's Day used to be a national holiday in England. It is now an observance that is celebrated with parades, dancing and other activities. Flags with the image of St George's cross are flown on some buildings, especially pubs, and a few people wear a red rose on their lapel.
IN HIS Oxford Dictionary Of Saints, David Hugh Farmer explains that St George was adopted as patron saint in the Middle Ages by England and Catalonia, as well as by Venice, Genoa and Portugal, because he was the personification of the ideals of Christian chivalry.
The legend of Saint George and the Dragon tells of Saint George (died 303) taming and slaying a dragon that demanded human sacrifices. The story goes that the dragon originally extorted tribute from villagers.
He is the patron saint of England and of Georgia and is venerated as one of the 14 Auxiliary Saints (Holy Helpers). Nothing of George's life or deeds can be established, but tradition holds that he was a Roman soldier and was tortured and decapitated under Diocletian's persecution of Christians in 303.
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