St. George Icon

Item Number: 13200

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H x W:	4" (10.1 cm) x 3" (7.62 cm)

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This is a reproduction of a modern Greek icon by N. Lionda of St. George, the Great and Glorious Martyr of Christ. His father was a martyr before him in Cappadocia, and he moved with his mother to Palestine after his father's death.

This reproduction print is mounted on a wood plank, in the traditional style of the Christian East.

St. George

Feast Day:
Roman Rite Calendar - 04/23
Tridentine Calendar - 04/23

Patron Of: Plague, Archers, Lepers, Butchers, Boy Scouts, Cavalry, Chivalry, England, Farmers, Soldiers, Skin Diseases, Horses

Profile
Soldier. Martyr. That's all we know for sure.

Several stories have been attached to Saint George, the best known of which is the Golden Legend. In it, a dragon lived in a lake near Silena, Libya. Whole armies had gone up against this fierce creature, and had gone down in painful defeat. The monster ate two sheep each day; when mutton was scarce, lots were drawn in local villages, and maidens were substituted for sheep. Into this country came Saint George. Hearing the story on a day when a princess was to be eaten, he crossed himself, rode to battle against the serpent, and killed it with a single blow with his lance. George then held forth with a magnificent sermon, and converted the locals. Given a large reward by the king, George distributed it to the poor, then rode away.

Due to his chivalrous behavior (protecting women, fighting evil, dependence on faith and might of arms, largesse to the poor), devotion to Saint George became popular in the Europe after the 10th century. In the 15th century his feast day was as popular and important as Christmas. Many of his areas of patronage have to do with life as a knight on horseback. The celebrated Knights of the Garter are actually Knights of the Order of Saint George. The shrine built for his relics at Lydda, Palestine was a popular point of pilgrimage for centuries. One of the Fourteen Holy Helpers.
Died
tortured and beheaded c.304 at Lydda, Palestine

All information used with permission of the Patron Saint Index.

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