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|SaintName= Saint George
|SaintName=Saint George
|SaintStage= Saint
|SaintStage=Saint
|SaintBirthDate= Unknown (c. 275–280 AD)
|FeastDay=April 23
|SaintBirthPlace= Cappadocia, Roman Empire (now central Turkey)
|SaintBirthPlace=Cappadocia, Roman Empire (now central Turkey)
|SaintBirthCoordinates= 38.5000° N, 35.5000° E (approximate)
|SaintBirthCoordinates=38.5, 35.5
|SaintDeathDate= 23 April 303 AD
|DeathPlace=Nicomedia, Bithynia, Roman Empire (now İzmit, Turkey)
|DeathPlace= Nicomedia, Bithynia, Roman Empire (now İzmit, Turkey)
|SaintDeathCoordinates=40.765, 29.94
|SaintDeathCoordinates= 40.7650° N, 29.9400° E
|SaintCauseOfDeath=Martyrdom (beheading)
|SaintCauseOfDeath= Martyrdom (beheading)
|NotableAddress1=Lydda, Roman Palestine (now Lod, Israel)
|NotableAddress1= Lydda, Roman Palestine (now Lod, Israel)
|NotableCoordinates1=31.951, 34.8881
|NotableCoordinates1= 31.9510° N, 34.8881° E
|Canonized=Yes
|NotableAddress2=
|SaintMiracle1=Slaying the dragon (legendary)
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|Profession=Soldier, Martyr
|NotableAddress3=
|Patronage=Soldiers, England, Georgia, farmers, scouts, against plague
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|Attributes=Lance, dragon, red cross, armor
|NotableAddress4=
|PrimaryShrine=Church of Saint George, Lod, Israel
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|AdditionalVeneration=Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox, Anglican Communion
|NotableAddress5=
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|BeatificationDate=
|Beatifier=
|BeatificationLocation=
|Canonized= Yes
|CanonizationDate= Pre-Congregation
|Canonizer=
|CanonizationLocation=
|SaintMiracle1= Slaying the dragon (legendary)
|SaintMiracle2=
|SaintMiracle3=
|FeastDay= April 23
|Profession= Soldier, Martyr
|ReligiousAffiliation=
|Patronage= Soldiers, England, Georgia, farmers, scouts, against plague
|Attributes= Lance, dragon, red cross, armor
|PrimaryShrine= Church of Saint George, Lod, Israel
|AdditionalVeneration= Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox, Anglican Communion
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Saint George, born around 275–280 AD in Cappadocia, was a Roman soldier and martyr whose courage and legendary dragon-slaying made him one of Christianity’s most celebrated saints. A tribune in Diocletian’s army, he converted to Christianity, defying the emperor’s 303 AD edict against the faith. Arrested in Nicomedia, he endured torture—wheels, fire, and spears—before his beheading on April 23, 303, inspiring mass conversions, including Empress Alexandra’s. The medieval tale of slaying a dragon to save a princess in Lydda (Lod) amplified his fame, symbolizing triumph over evil, though it’s apocryphal, rooted in hagiography like the *Golden Legend*.
Saint George, born around 275–280 AD in Cappadocia, was a Roman soldier and martyr whose courage and legendary dragon-slaying made him one of Christianity’s most celebrated saints. A tribune in Diocletian’s army, he converted to Christianity, defying the emperor’s 303 AD edict against the faith. Arrested in Nicomedia, he endured torture—wheels, fire, and spears—before his beheading on April 23, 303, inspiring mass conversions, including Empress Alexandra’s. The medieval tale of slaying a dragon to save a princess in Lydda (Lod) amplified his fame, symbolizing triumph over evil, though it’s apocryphal, rooted in hagiography like the *Golden Legend*.


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