Saint George of Lydda | |
|---|---|
 Icon of St. George (Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens) | |
| Megalomartyr | |
| Died | 23 April 303 |
| Venerated in | Anglicanism Eastern Orthodoxy Lutheranism Oriental Orthodoxy Roman Catholicism Umbanda Druze faith[1] |
| Feast | 23 April |
| Patronage | agricultural workers, farmers, field workers; soldiers; archers; armourers; equestrians, cavalry, saddle makers; chivalry; peacekeeping missions; skin diseases, lepers and leprosy, syphilis; sheep, shepherds, scouting, England[citation needed] |
As a highly venerated saint in both the Western and Eastern Christian churches, Saint George is connected with a large number of patronages throughout the world, and his iconography can be found on the flags and coats of arms of a number of cities, regions, and countries.[2][3]
- ^ Murphy-O'Connor, Jerome (2008). The Holy Land: An Oxford Archaeological Guide from Earliest Times to 1700. OUP Oxford. p. 205. ISBN 9780191647666.
- ^ Graham Seal, 2001n Encyclopedia of folk heroes ISBN 1-57607-216-9 page 85
- ^ Robin Cormack, Icons, Harvard University Press, 2007 ISBN 0-674-02619-5 page 69