St George: a diverse Saint for a diverse society
- Born in Cappadocia (now Turkey)
- Served in the Roman army
- Went to his mother’s home town of Lydda in Palestine
- Executed for his Christian faith by the Emperor Diocletian
Patron saint of
Aragon, agricultural workers, archers, armourers, Beirut, Lebanon, Scouting movement, butchers, Canada, Cappadocia, Catalonia, Constantinople, Crusaders, England, Ferrara Italy, field hands, Genoa Italy, Georgia, Germany, Gozo, Greece, horsemen & horses, Istanbul, lepers, Lithuania, Malta, Moscow, Order of the Garter, Palestine, Palestinian Christians, plague, Portugal, saddle makers, skin rashes, soldiers, Teutonic Knights, Venice
George is a common name all over Europe
Location
|
Name |
Catalonia
|
Jordi |
Spain
|
Jorge |
Greece
|
Georgios |
Netherlands
|
Joris |
Denmark
|
Jorck or Jorgen
|
Germany
|
Jurgen, Jorg or Georg
|
Russia
|
Georgi
|
Cornwall
|
Jory
|
France
|
Georges
|
Assemblies
You may like to adapt the following assembly for use in Collective Worship:
St George and the dragon This assembly from the Culham Institute is suitable for Primary pupils, especially at KS2.
About St George
The story of St George has evolved over the years and it is difficult to separate fact from fiction. These websites contain interesting information:
The Royal Society of St George
Woodlands Junior School, Kent Article and links written by pupils from the school.
The Catholic Community Forum Lots of interesting information and links.
