Saint George

Saint

George

of Lydda
Saint; George; of Lydda
	Saint George by Donatello, c. 1415
Megalomartyr, Wonderworker; Trophy-Bearer, Victory-Bearer
Born	3rd century; Cappadocia, Roman Empire
Died	23 April 303; Lydda, Syria Palaestina, Roman Empire
Venerated in	Eastern Orthodox Church; Catholic Church; Oriental Orthodoxy; Church of the East; Anglican Communion; Lutheranism; Umbanda; Druze faith; Islam; Santeria;
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 Orthodox Church Puthuppally Pally; St. George's Syro-Malabar Catholic Forane Church, Aruvithura; St. George's Cathedral, Addis Ababa; 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	Patronage list

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 holy tradition, he was a soldier in the Roman army. Of Cappadocian Greek origin, he became 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, heroes, 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, he is immortalized in the legend of Saint George and the Dragon and as one of the most prominent military saints. In Roman Catholicism, he is also venerated as one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers. His feast day, Saint George's Day, is traditionally celebrated on 23 April. Historically, the countries of England, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Georgia, Ukraine, Malta, Ethiopia, the regions of Catalonia and Aragon, and the cities of Moscow and Beirut 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, has a sarcophagus traditionally believed to contain St. George's relics.^[6]

^ "Saint George". Encyclopædia Britannica (Online ed.). Retrieved 21 July 2022.
^ "St. George". Catholic Encyclopedia. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
^ Murphy-O'Connor, Jerome (2008). The Holy Land: An Oxford Archaeological Guide from Earliest Times to 1700. OUP Oxford. p. 205. ISBN 9780191647666.
^ Otto Friedrich August Meinardus, Two Thousand Years of Coptic Christianity (1999), p. 315 Archived 13 November 2022 at the Wayback Machine.
^ Domar: the calendrical and liturgical cycle of the Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church, Armenian Orthodox Theological Research Institute, 2002, pp. 504–505
^ G. Massiot (2023). "Church of Saint George, Lod: Interior, view of the nave from the southeast end". CurateND. University of Notre Dame. doi:10.7274/24858729.v1. Retrieved 11 May 2022.

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[1] "Saint George". Encyclopædia Britannica (Online ed.). Retrieved 21 July 2022.

[2] "St. George". Catholic Encyclopedia. Retrieved 21 July 2022.

[3] Murphy-O'Connor, Jerome (2008). The Holy Land: An Oxford Archaeological Guide from Earliest Times to 1700. OUP Oxford. p. 205. ISBN 9780191647666.

[4] Otto Friedrich August Meinardus, Two Thousand Years of Coptic Christianity (1999), p. 315 Archived 13 November 2022 at the Wayback Machine.

[5] Domar: the calendrical and liturgical cycle of the Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church, Armenian Orthodox Theological Research Institute, 2002, pp. 504–505

[7] G. Massiot (2023). "Church of Saint George, Lod: Interior, view of the nave from the southeast end". CurateND. University of Notre Dame. doi:10.7274/24858729.v1. Retrieved 11 May 2022.

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Saint George of Lydda
Saint George by Donatello, c. 1415
Megalomartyr, Wonderworker Trophy-Bearer, Victory-Bearer
Born	3rd century Cappadocia, Roman Empire
Died	23 April 303 Lydda, Syria Palaestina, Roman Empire^[1]^[2]
Venerated in	Eastern Orthodox Church Catholic Church Oriental Orthodoxy Church of the East Anglican Communion Lutheranism Umbanda Druze faith^[3] Islam Santeria
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 Orthodox Church Puthuppally Pally St. George's Syro-Malabar Catholic Forane Church, Aruvithura St. George's Cathedral, Addis Ababa 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)^[4] Saturday before third Sunday of Exaltation of the Cross (Armenian Church calendar)^[5]
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	Patronage list