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Saint George (Greek languages: Γεώργιος, romanized: Geṓrgios; [note 1] died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was an early Christian martyr who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to tradition, he was a soldier in the Roman army .
St George the Martyr is a church in the historic Borough district of south London. It lies within the modern-day London Borough of Southwark , on Borough High Street at the junction with Long Lane , Marshalsea Road , and Tabard Street .
But the early devotions to the saint were not limited to the northern countries. In the sixth century Saint George as the Martyr of Cappadocia began to grow in popularity among Greek Egyptians and the devotion spread to other parts of Europe. [16] By the sixth century Saint George had become the ideal Christian knight.
Saint George's Day is the feast day of Saint George, celebrated by Christian churches, ... Veneration of St. George as a martyr originates in the Levant, ...
Southwark St George the Martyr was a civil parish in the metropolitan area of London, England and part of the ancient Borough of Southwark.In 1855 the parish vestry became a local authority within the area of responsibility of the Metropolitan Board of Works.
The sacred relic of Saint George was one of the most famous of relics, after the True Cross and Holy Lance, and was the arm of the Saint George (d. 303), reputedly ordered killed by the Roman Emperor Diocletian for his failure to renounce his faith in Christ.
St George the Martyr Holborn is an Anglican church located at the south end of Queen Square, Holborn, in the London Borough of Camden. It is dedicated to Saint George , and was originally so-called to distinguish it from the later nearby church of St. George's Bloomsbury , with which it shared a burial ground (now St George's Gardens). [ 1 ]
Saint George killing the dragon, depicted on the military flag of the Hellenic Army. Saint George is the patron saint of Beirut, Lebanon. [28] Many bays around Lebanon are named after Saint George, particularly the Saint George Bay, at the mouth of the Beirut River, as local tradition identifies it as the site where he killed the dragon. [29]