observer Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 With a Bishop calling for the celebration of "St George's Day"; does anyone know how a Late Roman Military Officer, who seems to have lived in Asia Minor (Turkey); has any relationship to England? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve the Original Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 Maybe he had a Yorkshire Terrier as a pet? Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 maybe he went to blackpool for a holiday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve the Original Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 or both... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 Well I never There was me thinking he was English and killed Welsh dragons I never was any good at history Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted April 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 Well you certainly wouldn't make a good History teacher Obs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted April 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 Yer right there Diz; or any other kind of teacher, given today's classroom anarchy. But I was asking a question, unfortunately knowledge appears to be a rare commodity nowadays! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 Saint George of Lydda (ca. 275/281 ? April 23, 303) was according to tradition, a Roman soldier in the Guard of Emperor Diocletian, venerated as a Christian martyr. In Christian hagiography Saint George is one of the most venerated saints in the Anglican Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox Churches, and the Eastern Catholic Churches. He is immortalised in the tale of George and the Dragon and is one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers. His memorial is celebrated on 23 April. He is regarded as one of the most prominent military saints. St. George is the patron saint of Aragon, Catalonia, England, Ethiopia, Georgia, Greece, Lithuania, Palestine, Portugal, and Russia, as well as the cities of Amersfoort, Beirut, Bteghrine, C?ceres, Ferrara, Freiburg, Genoa, Ljubljana, Gozo, Pomorie, Qormi, Lod and Moscow, Scouting, as well as a wide range of professions, organizations and disease sufferers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve the Original Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 Sorry Obs i thought you taking the mickey!!! didnt realise you wanted a serious answer... Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted April 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 It came up, because some Bishop is promoting the idea of "celebrating" "St George's Day" - and in the next breath they talk about community cohesion! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inky pete Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 St. George is the patron saint of our English community. Anyone who objects to that is placing themselves outside of that community - not being excluded from it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted April 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 Depends whether you think of yourself as British or English - my passport says British.(as in UNITED Kingdom) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inky pete Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 Exactly, and you never hear all this fuss from the English about St. Davids or St. Andrews days. They're British patron saints and no British person should have a problem with the Welsh or Scots having their own elements of our shared community identity. As for banning St. Patricks day, there'd be riots in the streets!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted April 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 It's a throw back to more primitive times, and all it can do is remind some folk of ancient tribalisms - thus being devisive, rather than cohesive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inky pete Posted April 7, 2009 Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 I thought a tribe, by it's very nature, was a cohesive unit. You belong to a tribe, you benefit from mutual support and mutual defense, and in return you abide by it's rules and customs. Those who didn't like tribal life and placed themselves outside of one soon found out what a cold and unforgiving place the world could be! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted April 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 Yes, but OUR "tribe" (at the moment) is British, not Scots, Welsh, English or Irish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted August 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2009 Seems the cross of St George, our national emblem; was originally the emblem of Aquitaine; adopted by Richard I, who was French speaking and when "at home" ruled from Rouen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted August 19, 2009 Report Share Posted August 19, 2009 not much change there then as we are ruled from brussels according to some Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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