¿Sabías que el día de Sant Jordi, el 23 de abril, también es el día nacional de Inglaterra? San Jorge es del patrón de Inglaterra y su emblema, una cruz roja sobre un fondo blanco, constituye la bandera inglesa y forma parte de la bandera británica, la conocida Union Jack. El emblema de San Jorge fue adoptado por el rey Ricardo, Corazón de León, en el siglo XII. Aquí os dejamos algunos hechos interesantes sobre este Santo tan popular en Cataluña y en Inglaterra.
Who was the real St. George and what did he do to become England’s patron saint?
Saint George is popularly identified with England and English ideals of honour, bravery and gallantry, but actually he wasn’t English at all. Very little is known about the man who became St George.
St George was a brave Roman soldier who protested against the Romans’ torture of Christians and died for his beliefs. The popularity of St George in England stems from the time of the early Crusades when it is said that the Normans saw him in a vision and were victorious.
In 1222, the Council of Oxford declared April 23 to be St George’s Day. In 1415, April 23 was made a national feast day.
Dragon-slaying Saint
One of the best-known stories a bout Saint George is his fight with a dragon. But it is highly unlikely that he ever fought a dragon, and even more unlikely that he ever actually visited England. Despite this, St George is known throughout the world as the dragon-slaying patron saint of England. The medieval legend of St George and the dragon is over a thousand years old.
St George is always depicted as a knight carrying a shield with a red cross (or a banner with a red cross), generally sitting upon a horse and always killing a dragon.
Patron Saint
St George is patron saint not only of England but also of Aragon, Catalonia, England, Ethiopia, Georgia, Greece, Lithuania, Palestine, Portugal, and Russia.
St George is also patron saint of scouts, soldiers, archers, cavalry and chivalry, farmers and field workers, riders and saddlers, and he helps those suffering from leprosy, plague and syphilis.
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