St George ‘cradling’ or ‘choking’ a baby dragon?
(Nuremberg Chronicle 1493)
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… Like Michael, the St George we know today is something of a construct.
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Historically, George appears to have been a third century greek conscript in the Roman army,
who, having converted to Christianity, was martyred, that is, put to death for his religious beliefs.
His execution, by decapitation, reputedly took place outside Nicodemia’s city wall
sometime between 290 and 305 AD, on the 23rd day of April,
which subsequently became his Christian Feast Day.
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It does seem odd how the day of this event is clearly
and accurately recorded for posterity yet the year is not!
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St George’s cult initially developed in the Eastern Mediterranean.
There is a shrine dedicated to him in Abyssinia
and another in the village of Al-Khudr in Palestine.
Al-Khidr, after whom the village is named, is also venerated there.
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