I missed this thread, I was busy yesterday getting to grips with Maths again so I can do my course work.
I don't really like saying HAPPY St George's day as the 23rd April is the anniversary of his DEATH.
' Saint George's Day is *celebrated on 23 April, the traditionally accepted date of Saint George's death in AD 303'
*I think that word should be commemorated.
Anyway, I'll try to be on time next year.
its the thought that counts!
a bit of food for thought
St George was from Rome
St Andrew was from Palestine
St Patrick was from Brittain(taken by irish raiders)
St David was from Wales!
Negative sod! How did the Pope know, where was his proof?
Did Rome have a Pope in the year 303?
Why is it HAPPY? The guy died, that's not a nice thing to say. You bad!
Dragons must be real they are in the flag of Wales! Doubt if George killed one though! He was behead in 304 for being a christian, not recommended for a serving roman soldier in Palestine!
First pope not sure but think it was gregory about 600!
Info taken from the BBC website
Saint George is the patron saint of England. He's popularly identified with England and English ideals of honour, bravery and gallantry - but actually he wasn't English at all. Very little, if anything, is known about the real Saint George. Pope Gelasius said that George is one of the saints "whose names are rightly reverenced among us, but whose actions are known only to God."
Everything about Saint George is dubious, so the information below should be taken as mythical rather than real.
Born in Cappadocia, an area which is now in Turkey
Lived in 3rd century AD
His parents were Christian
Later lived in Palestine
Became a Roman soldier
Protested against Rome's persecution of Christians
Imprisoned and tortured, but stayed true to his faith
Beheaded at Lydda in Palestine
23rd April was named as Saint George's day in 1222
He is patron saint not only of England but also of Aragon, Catalonia, Georgia, Lithuania, Palestine, Portugal, Germany and Greece; and of Moscow, Istanbul, Genoa and Venice (second to Saint Mark). He's also patron saint of soldiers, archers, cavalry and chivalry, farmers and field workers, riders and saddlers, and he helps those suffering from leprosy, plague and syphilis. In recent years he has been adopted as patron saint of Scouts.
Some people have campaigned for Saint Alban to be the patron saint of England instead of George.
Saint Alban gave shelter to a Christian priest fleeing persecution by the Romans.
Moved by the priest's faith, Alban became a Christian, and the two men swapped cloaks, enabling the priest to escape.
Alban was arrested instead, brought to trial and beheaded on the hill where St Albans Cathedral now stands.
The Dean of St Albans, the Very Reverend Jeffrey John, said: "Saint Alban, was a man of tremendous courage who stood up for truth and fairness and paid the price.
two different georges!
St. George the Martyr is not the same person as George of Cappadocia the dissolute bishop of Alexandria, who is not considered a saint by any stretch of the imagination. While many of the stories surrounding St. George the Martyr are undoubtedly just legends, the Church has no doubt that he did, indeed, exist and gave his life as a martyr. When Emperor Diocletian ordered that all Roman soldiers known to be Christians be arrested and executed if they refused to renounce their religion, George stood fast and was beheaded in 304 AD. George of Cappadocia was murdered by an angry Alexandrian mob on December 24, 361. Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_did_Saint_George_become_a...z1sxdqNBcv
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