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Message 28034 - Posted: 21 Apr 2007, 17:38:44 UTC

I expect you\'re all getting ready for St. George\'s Day.

Have you all learned the lines?



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Message 28047 - Posted: 22 Apr 2007, 15:30:26 UTC



St. Georges\'s flag

Here is some information about St. George.

Saint George is the patron saint of England. He\'s popularly identified with England and English ideals of honour, bravery and gallantry - but actually he wasn\'t English at all. Very little, if anything, is known about the real Saint George. Pope Gelasius said that George is one of the saints \"whose names are rightly reverenced among us, but whose actions are known only to God.\"

Facts in brief

Everything about Saint George is dubious, so the information below should be taken as mythical rather than real.

  • Born in Turkey (in Cappadocia)
  • Lived in 3rd century AD
  • His parents were Christian
  • Later lived in Palestine
  • Became a Roman soldier
  • Protested against Rome\'s persecution of Christians
  • Imprisoned and tortured, but stayed true to his faith
  • Beheaded at Lydda in Palestine
  • 23rd April was named as Saint George\'s day in 1222


Patron saint

He is patron saint not only of England but also of Aragon, Catalonia, Georgia, Lithuania, Palestine, Portugal, Germany and Greece; and of Moscow, Istanbul, Genoa and Venice (second to Saint Mark). He\'s also patron saint of soldiers, archers, cavalry and chivalry, farmers and field workers, riders and saddlers, and he helps those suffering from leprosy, plague and syphilis. In recent years he has been adopted as patron saint of Scouts.



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Message 28052 - Posted: 22 Apr 2007, 18:55:22 UTC

Ice.
No mention of a Dragon in facts.
I have just purchased a Cross of St George air freshener which I will proudly display Monday, with only the slight reservation that people will label me a right wing thug for doing so.

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Message 28063 - Posted: 22 Apr 2007, 23:42:59 UTC - in response to Message 28052.  

Ice.
No mention of a Dragon in facts.
I have just purchased a Cross of St George air freshener which I will proudly display Monday, with only the slight reservation that people will label me a right wing thug for doing so.

pb

It\'s sad that anyone would be worried about flying an England flag for fear of being accused of being right wing thug. It\'s the sign of the times; a bad sign.

As for the dragon - it never was a fact. It was probably the English symbolizing their defeat over the Welsh dragon I expect - but as you can see, the dragon is still there on the flag of Wales.

But then again it was used to symbolize the Christian defeat over evil. But them so much about St. George is myth.

He\'s still the patron saint of England!


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Message 28068 - Posted: 23 Apr 2007, 7:04:35 UTC


Happy St.George\'s Day everybody!


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Message 28071 - Posted: 23 Apr 2007, 11:20:17 UTC

Ice,
Happy St Georges Day.

Yes it is a shame that the extreme left have managed to demean our flag to such an extent.
As for the Dragon I always assumed that if St George killed anything it would have been a large Nile crocodile, but the defeat of the Welsh Dragon is probable a better explanation.

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Message 28072 - Posted: 23 Apr 2007, 13:45:00 UTC - in response to Message 28068.  


Happy St.George\'s Day everybody!


Thanks Ice the same to you.

Pb how about joining the team in Ice\'s sig

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Message 28073 - Posted: 23 Apr 2007, 15:42:42 UTC

How about it, pb? Couldn\'t be a better day than today! Go on - click the sig!
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Message 28074 - Posted: 23 Apr 2007, 16:30:37 UTC - in response to Message 28073.  

How about it, pb? Couldn\'t be a better day than today! Go on - click the sig!


Ah!,
While being predominately English I also have Welsh and Scottish ancestry.

When asked some time ago to join the Greenies, I declined and will decline your kind invitation as well.

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Message 28075 - Posted: 23 Apr 2007, 16:43:38 UTC - in response to Message 28074.  

pb wrote:

Ah!,
While being predominately English I also have Welsh and Scottish ancestry.

When asked some time ago to join the Greenies, I declined and will decline your kind invitation as well.

pb

pb, it sounds as if you definitely belong in team United Kingdom! ;-) However, just in case you\'re only waiting for an invitation to join team Scotland, never let it be said that we failed to issue one!
You’re more than welcome to
park your BBC credits with team Scotland
and/or join team Scotland in CPDN!

And happy St. George\'s Day to one and all!

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Message 28076 - Posted: 23 Apr 2007, 17:23:33 UTC - in response to Message 28071.  

Ice,
Happy St Georges Day.

Yes it is a shame that the extreme left have managed to demean our flag to such an extent.
As for the Dragon I always assumed that if St George killed anything it would have been a large Nile crocodile, but the defeat of the Welsh Dragon is probable a better explanation.

pb

Thanks pb! And yes the probabilities are intriguing, which is why you must join Team England to be intrigued even more!

Happy St. George\'s Day to you, and may we always admire a knight who can joust from a saddle :)


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Message 28077 - Posted: 23 Apr 2007, 19:57:10 UTC - in response to Message 28074.  



... and will decline your kind invitation as well.



That\'s a shame pb, but please drop in at the forum any time you\'re passing.

Regards

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