Forwarded from The Homeland Party - Where You Belong
Homeland hope all our activists, supporters and friends had a Happy Saint George's Day.
Saint George was a Roman soldier of the Praetorian Guard of Emperor Diocletian. He was sentenced to death for refusing to recant his Christian faith and executed by decpitation on 23 April 303.
The legend of Saint George and the Dragon tells us that a fierce dragon was causing panic at the city of Silene, Libya, at the time when George arrived there. In order to prevent the dragon from devastating the city, two sheep were fed to the dragon each day, but the sheep were not enough and the people were forced to make a human sacrifice to the dragon instead.
The person to be sacrificed was chosen by the people and on one occasion the King's daughter was chosen to be the sacrifice. George saved the girl by slaying the dragon with a lance.
Saint George became the patron saint of Edward II in 1348 and was elevated to the primary Patron Saint of England in 1552 during the reformation.
Saint George was a Roman soldier of the Praetorian Guard of Emperor Diocletian. He was sentenced to death for refusing to recant his Christian faith and executed by decpitation on 23 April 303.
The legend of Saint George and the Dragon tells us that a fierce dragon was causing panic at the city of Silene, Libya, at the time when George arrived there. In order to prevent the dragon from devastating the city, two sheep were fed to the dragon each day, but the sheep were not enough and the people were forced to make a human sacrifice to the dragon instead.
The person to be sacrificed was chosen by the people and on one occasion the King's daughter was chosen to be the sacrifice. George saved the girl by slaying the dragon with a lance.
Saint George became the patron saint of Edward II in 1348 and was elevated to the primary Patron Saint of England in 1552 during the reformation.