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Saint George (Ancient Greek: 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 .
1780 Raynal and Bonne Map of Guadeloupe.Basse-Terre (in yellow) is a volcanic island in the French West Indies. Chevalier de Saint-Georges, also known as Joseph Bologne was born on 25 December 1745 in Baillif, Basse-Terre, the illegitimate son of a settler and planter Georges Bologne de Saint-Georges and Nanon, a 17-year-old African slave who served within the family household. [12]
The iconography of military saints Theodore, George and Demetrius as horsemen is a direct continuation of the Roman-era "Thracian horseman" type iconography.The iconography of the dragon appears to grow out of the serpent entwining the "tree of life" on one hand, and with the draco standard used by late Roman cavalry on the other.
Flag of England, derived from Saint George's Cross A child with an English flag and hat on St. George's Day A St. George's Day celebration in Kent, 2011 The earliest documented mention of St. George in England comes from the Catholic monk the venerable Bede ( c. 673–735). [ 11 ]
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]
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Saint George was venerated in England as early as the eighth century and devotions to Saint George and shrines dedicated to him continued to grow during the Middle Ages across Europe. [21] Saint George's Abbey on the Reichenau monastic island on Lake Constance in Germany was founded in 888 and in about the year 900 Georgslied (Song of Saint ...
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