#saint george's day

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"Say, George, is it true you killed a dragon?" "It is," George said morosely. "While rescuing a maiden from it?" "No. Well… They both demanded I choose." "Choose what?" "One of them. How could I? I loved them too much! So I choose none. Neither. It… broke the dragon's heart."

[beloved-of-john]

Happy Saint George's Day!

Today we celebrate the feast of Saint George, which is significant for many reasons, not least because he is the patron saint of my country. Happy birthday England? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

However, it's important when we turn to him as an inspiration and patron, that we aspire to the values he really represents. St. George has often been co-opted as a military figure, but it's worth remembering that he was put to death by the Roman army for criticising the cruelty of the emperor and for refusing to give up his faith and beliefs. He gave all his money to the poor before being sent to be tortured.

Even the legend of St. George and the dragon was not about seeing violence in itself as virtuous, but rather about fighting to save a town suffering drought and a woman facing violence, fighting for the health and freedom of others.

Saint George was indeed a soldier, but he was a soldier of Christ. Let us honour him for his devotion to the way of Christ and pray for a little of that great courage in our own lives.

A prayer for Saint George (taken from bookofheaven.dom)

St. George, Heroic Catholic soldier and defender of your Faith, you dared to criticize a tyrannical Emperor and were subjected to horrible torture.

You could have occupied a high military position but you preferred to die for your Lord.

Obtain for us the great grace of heroic Christian courage that should mark soldiers of Christ.

Amen.

[floridaboiler]

St George's Day is the feast day of England's patron saint and is celebrated on April 23, to commemorate the anniversary of his death in 303 AD.

[useless-catalanfacts]

According to the legend, when the knight Sant Jordi (Saint George) killed the dragon to save the princess, the dragon’s blood turned into roses as soon as it touched the floor. For this reason, every 23rd of April in Catalonia we celebrate our patron saint’s day by giving roses and books to the people we love.

[a-book-of-creatures]

Happy Saint George’s Day!

Did you know? Saint George doesn’t actually slay the dragon directly, but it becomes harmless and is paraded in front of the people, then killed once they promise to convert? And yet nobody makes a sob story out of it like they do with the Tarasque…

Art by Fred Middlehurst, from The Wonder Book of Famous Tales (1954).

[legateamelia]

Happy St. George's Day!

Also happy day Fallout London would have released if Bethesda cared enough to inform Team Folon about the Next Gen Update.

[domonicriley]

Cry god for Harry, England, and Saint George!

Henry V – William Shakespeare

[dopenutking]

Saint George's Day

[juliehowlin]

Saint George's Day

Saint George did not become the patron saint of England until the Reformation in 1552. Before that, Edward the Confessor held the position.

10 things you might not know about St George:

[askymzbuki]

Victory day

[mist-the-wannabe-linguist]

so far it's so fun to keep up with Dracula Daily as an East European, every couple lines it's just me going

[azzrael99]

Happy Bastille day citizens!!! 💙🤍❤️🎉🎉🎉

[vox-anglosphere]

Who better to be born on St George's Day than the Bard of Avon?

[floridaboiler]

St George's Day is the feast day of England's patron saint and is celebrated on April 23, to commemorate the anniversary of his death in 303 AD.  

[useless-catalanfacts]

Bona diada de Sant Jordi! Have a good Saint George’s day!

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[armofianthe]

Damsels Undistressed- An Essay by Samantha Shannon

My attempt at archiving the essay as the original entry in Boundless Magazine no longer exists. A very interesting read, Samantha goes deep into the history of Saint George and the Dragon, her feelings towards it and retellings, and her inspirations for Priory.

Would highly recommend reading if you like The Priory of the Orange Tree.