Happy St. George's day

April 23 - a day to remember the half Turkish, half Palestinian soldier of Imperial Rome who, according to early Christian legend, was tortured and beheaded for refusing to persecute fellow Christians but who was canonised by Pope Gelasius I for acts "known only to god" and later associated with dragon-slaying and princess-saving; who is now patron saint of Aragon, Canada, Cappadocia, Catalonia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Lithuania, Malta, Palestine, Portugal, Amersfoort, Beirut, Ferrara, Genoa, Gozo, Haldern, Heide, Istanbul, Limburg, Modica, Moscow, Ptuj and Venice, as well as of butchers, soldiers, Boy Scouts, archers, armourers, cavalry and chivalry, farmers and field workers, riders and saddlers, helper of those suffering from leprosy, plague and syphilis, and revered by some Muslims as al-Khadr.

An appropriate patron saint for England if ever there was.

An Ethiopian Orthodox priest displaying an antique bible with a depiction of St. George on horseback slaying a dragon (sacredsites.com)

Information from Wikipedia, the BBC and Catholic Community Forum.