LeeSmithG Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Happy St. Georges day History England's patron saint, a fourth century Christian martyr, is also patron saint of Georgia and the city of Moscow. Very little is known about the real St George. He is thought to have been born into a noble Christian family in the late third century in Cappadocia, an area which is now in Turkey. He followed his father's profession of soldier and became part of the retinue of the Emperor Diocletian. The emperor ordered the systematic persecution of Christians and George refused to take part. In 303, he was himself tortured and executed in Palestine, becoming an early Christian martyr. The legend of George slaying a dragon and rescuing an innocent maiden from death is medieval. St George's Day is celebrated in England on 23 April, reputed to be the day of George's martyrdom in 303. Flag Today I am not a smoker, nor do drugs, I rarely drink alcohol. I today will be having a couple of cold firsty ferrets, a good English beer. Hall & Woodhouse Badger Fursty Ferret Ale, currently four (4) for five pounds (£5) at A.S.D.A. Excellent beer one of the best. I am a vegetarian, so it won't be roast Beef and roast potatoes. I will have another English traditional dish, vegetable Chinese curry, take-it-away, lOl. It is also the fourth (4th) hundredth anniversary of William Shakespears death today also. Jerusalem with lyrics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKRHWT6xdEU If someone can pass me over the embed code, as code I use don't seem to work for me anymore! Happy Passover too, started yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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