Tish
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To all our English and Greek Orthodox members and whoever else celebrates this day, Happy St. George Day.
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Happy St George Day.
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palides2021
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We (Greek Orthodox) also celebrate St. George on April 23rd. Happy St. George day!
Magna-Carta
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Maybe the eastern European country of Georgia celebrates a St George's Day? Their flag has a similar red cross as the English flag.
We have parades in England, but maybe not to the extent of St. Patrick's Day. And in my experience at least, not the same level of alcohol. I have English, Welsh, Scottish, and Irish ancestry, so celebrations of this type can be, well, 'lubricating' to say the least.
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Magna-Carta
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Saint George, patron saint of England. Copied and pasted from a British newspaper:
St George was a Roman soldier born in what is now modern-day Turkey in around 280AD and died around 303. Very little is known about his early life but it is believed he was born to a wealthy Christian noble family. When he grew up he became a soldier and joined the retinue of Emperor Diocletian.
Diocletian, as part of a crackdown on the growing influence of the Christian community, ordered that all Christian soldiers in the army should be expelled. Diocletian initially tried to convert him with offers of wealth and land but when he refused he was beheaded on 23 April 303.
The myth of St George slaying a dragon originally appeared in stories told by the mediaeval Eastern Orthodox Church which were brought back to Europe by the Crusaders in the 10th and 11th centuries.
Red Cross of St George; Richard the Lionheart; Flag of England.
Saint George slaying a dragon; Gold Sovereign Coin; Saint George statue, London.
St George was a Roman soldier born in what is now modern-day Turkey in around 280AD and died around 303. Very little is known about his early life but it is believed he was born to a wealthy Christian noble family. When he grew up he became a soldier and joined the retinue of Emperor Diocletian.
Diocletian, as part of a crackdown on the growing influence of the Christian community, ordered that all Christian soldiers in the army should be expelled. Diocletian initially tried to convert him with offers of wealth and land but when he refused he was beheaded on 23 April 303.
The myth of St George slaying a dragon originally appeared in stories told by the mediaeval Eastern Orthodox Church which were brought back to Europe by the Crusaders in the 10th and 11th centuries.
Red Cross of St George; Richard the Lionheart; Flag of England.
Saint George slaying a dragon; Gold Sovereign Coin; Saint George statue, London.