Saint George is our Patron Saint, a Dragon Slayer and man who's life deeds were deemed to be such, that a higher force, only God Himself could have ordained...
Saint
George was Patron Saint of England in the days of King Arthur and the Knights
of the Round Table. His lore of valor against adversity, and protection
of the Christians in a determined stand against tyranny and repression
sat well with the ideal of the Crusades, Jihad and Holy Wars that would
come to pass...
The
Liberation of the Holy Lands was a priority to the Realm in the days of
the Crusades and England's spin-doctors adopted the icon of Saint George,
Dragon Slayer, Liberator of the Oppressed and gave him a National Flag,
that is, the Red Cross and a song, Onward Christian Soldiers...
He
was to become the Patron Saint of all the world
Although
it is in English folklore that Saint George slew the mighty dragon in England
to which end, two places are named, that of Dragon Hill near Uffington,
Oxfordshire, and Lower Stanks, a field outside Hereford...
But,
in reality, it is thought that St. George came from Cappadocia in Asia
Minor, lived at the time of the Roman Emperor, Diocletian, AD 245 to 313
and never actually graced Isle England. He became a high ranking cavalry
officer in the Army of Rome but refused to carry out Diocletian's orders
for Christian persecution and, in consequence, suffered torture and met
death himself.
He
was canonized in AD 494, Pope Gelasius proclaiming him one of those "whose
names are justly revered among men but whose acts are known only to God".
The
legend of St. George, which is an allegory illustrating the triumph of
good over evil, tells how he emerged victorious over persecution to the
utter dismay of his oppressor.
A cult
figure in both the Middle East and England, many wonderful tales of his
deeds (including the famous dragon slaying incident) remain part of our
lore. George is said to have undergone seven years of daily torture, but
emerged unscathed. To be patron saint of the faithful.