#St. George's Day

[magnetized-by-mapi]

❤️💛 Feliz San Jorge y Feliz Día de Aragón! 🐉🫶🏼y Feliç Sant Jordi!🌹📖

Today is Sant Jordi's Day, one of the most important holidays in Catalonia. This festival is based on the legend of Sant Jordi, the patron saint of Catalonia. It tells the story of a knight, a dragon and a princess. In other parts of Spain, it is known as Saint George's Day. And in Aragón - the autonomous community Mapi hails from - it is known as Dia de Aragón.

On this day, in Catalonia, people give books and roses to their loved ones. As best as I can tell, this is somewhat equivalent to Valentine's Day in the USA.

Some more information about this holiday below! 👇

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[mousedetective]

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[thepastisalreadywritten]

9 things you didn't know about Saint George

Think of St. George and you're probably picturing a heroic knight slaying a ferocious, fire-breathing dragon.

As the country's patron saint, St. George's story is as iconic as his white and red flag.

But like many early saints, the exact details of his life remain a mystery.

Here, we separate fact from fiction to try to get closer to the truth behind the legend of St. George.

1. St. George wasn't English ...

St. George might be hailed as a national hero, but he was actually born – in the 3rd century AD – more than 2,000 miles away in Cappadocia (modern day Turkey).

He is thought to have died in Lydda (modern day Israel), in the Roman province of Palestine in AD 303.

It is believed that his tomb was in Lod and was a centre of Christian pilgrimage.

2. ... and he wasn't a knight either.

Although St. George is often depicted in popular culture as a knight in shining armour, the truth is less fanciful.

Whilst St. George was depicted from the 11th century as a chilvaric knight or a warrior on horseback, it is more likely that he was an officer in the Roman army.

3. St. George was a martyr ...

Like many saints, St. George was described as a martyr after he died for his Christian faith.

It is believed that, during the persecutions of the Emperor Diocletian in the early 4th century, St. George was executed for refusing to make a sacrifice in honour of the pagan gods.

4. ... but he never visited England

Although St. George never visited England, his reputation for virtue and holiness spread across Europe and his feast day – the 23rd April – was celebrated in England from the 9th century onwards.

He became popular with English kings.

Edward I (1272-1307) had banners bearing the emblem of St. George (a red cross on a white background) and Edward III (1327-77) had a strong interest in the saint and owned a relic of his blood.

The St. George cross was not used to represent England until the reign of Henry VIII.

5. The dragon was added later.

The story goes that St. George rode into Silene (modern day Libya) to free the city from a dragon who had a taste for humans, but it’s a story that post-dates the real George by several centuries.

Images of George and the dragon survive from the 9th century – 500 years after his death.

Originally, these may simply have been representations of the battle between Good and Evil.

However, the story was developed and popularised in the Middle Ages in a compendium of stories about saints’ lives, The Golden Legend.

6. St. George was a saint for 1,000 years before the 'holiday'

St. George was canonised in AD 494 by Pope Gelasius, who claimed he was one of those 'whose names are justly revered among men but whose acts are known only to God.'

A feast day of St. George has been celebrated in England for hundreds of years on April 23, which was possibly the date of his martyrdom.

Following the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, St. George's Day became one of the most important feast days in the English calendar.

7. England isn't the only country to celebrate St. George

St. George is truly an international saint and England is not the only country or region to claim him as its patron.

England shares St. George with Venice, Genoa, Portugal, Ethiopia, and Catalonia among others as their patron saint.

Many of these places have their own celebrations and ceremonies in his honour.

8. People turned to St. George for protection

During the Middle Ages, people believed that St.George was one of the 'Fourteen Holy Helpers' – a group of saints who could help during epidemic diseases.

St. George's protection was invoked against several nasty diseases, many fatal and with infectious causes, including the plague and leprosy.

From around 1100, St. George’s help was also sought to protect the English army.

In William Shakespeare’s Henry V, the monarch calls on the saint during his battle cry at the Battle of Harfleur in the famous “Once more unto the breach, dear friends” speech, crying “God for Harry! England, and St. George!”

Five hundred years later – during the First World War – a ghostly apparition of St. George was said to have aided British troops during their retreat from Mons, and the naval commander of the Zeebrugge Raid cited the saint as inspiration.

9. St. George represents those we honour

The Order of the Garter, founded by Edward III in 1348, is the highest order of chivalry in the country and Queen Elizabeth II is at the helm as Sovereign of the Garter.

To this day, St. George’s cross still appears on the Garter badge and his image is the pendant of the Garter chain.

In 1940, King George VI created a new award for acts of the greatest heroism or courage in circumstances of extreme danger.

The George Cross, named after the king, bears the image of St. George vanquishing the dragon.

The image of St. George also adorns many of the memorials built to honour those killed during World War One.

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[dansnaturepictures]

Happy St. George's Day

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[murderousink23]

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[thatwritererinoriordan]

#april 23 #shakespeare #world book day #st. george's day #diada de sant jordi

[floridaboiler]

source - https://www.facebook.com/EddieTheHeadFanClubETHFC I found this at the above group in Facebook. If it belongs to you and you want it removed, let me know.

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[bulletines-news]

St. George’s Day Parade in Romsey: A Celebration of Tradition and Community

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[richardmark1]

23rd April: Feast of St. George, Patron Saint of England

St. George, pray for England. Pray for us.

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[nekomantia]

Vorsatzblatt in: Gustav Adolf Cloß: Vier Vorträge über Wappen, Verlag für Sippenforschung und Wappenkunde, Görlitz 1937.

#St. George #St. George's Day

[writerofweird]

Happy St. George’s Day! Have some dragons!

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[if-you-fan-a-fire]

“Clergy In Back Pew Rebuked By Woman,” Toronto Star. April 15, 1941. Page 2. ---- United Church Centre Presbytery Pastors Don’t Practise What Preached ---- Clergymen often exhort their flocks not to huddle in the back pews. A group of them were humorously rebuked today by a woman for doing exactly the same thing in their own meetings.

Mrs. G. W. Wood, first vice-president of United church Centre presbyterial, W. M. S., remarked to United Church Centre presbytery in Westminster Central church today. ‘Now I can understand why the members of your congregations keep on sitting in the back seats!’ The pastors laughed.

Mrs. Wood, reporting for President Miss Annie Bishop, said total membership had reached 2,351; contributions had risen to $45,405; workers had made 3,8111 calls at homes and 156 at hospitals; and the women’s group of St. Paul’s Italian church had affiliated with Centre presbyterial.

Two clergymen from United States bodies have been recommended for acceptance as ministers of the United Church of Canada. Rev. R. E. Lewis of the Presbyterian Church of America, and Rev. E. J. L. Hughes of the Methodist Episcopal Church of America.

David A. MacLennan of Timothy Eaton Memorial Church urged all churches to mark St. George’s Day with prayer services, and to make special appeals for aid to churches in Britain on April 27.

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[greensmycolor]

I made a cake for my dear Arthur Kirkland!🌸💚

Happy Birthday, my angel!💫

#St. George's Day #Cooking for my beloved #Cooking

[llyfrenfys]

Something tells me that blood-covered horses running through the streets of London is a bit of an omen. Next you'll be telling me the ravens have left the Tower of London

#London #England #day after St George's day as well

[murderousink23]

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[buck1eys]

guys i am begging you to consider the parallels

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