This Friday, April 23, is St George’s Day - a celebration of the dragon-slaying Christian martyr ... St George’s emblem was a red cross on a white background. Legend has it that during the ...

However, as time went by, myths and legends began being built around St George. The most famous tale about him follows his heroic rescue of a princess from a terrifying dragon. According to the ...

A day celebrating dragon slaying and tales of knighthood ... Edward I (1272-1307) had banners bearing the emblem of St George (a red cross on a white background) and Edward III (1327-77) had ...

A brave soldier slaying the dragon and saving the princess is just ... Eusebius does not name the man, but he is traditionally identified with St. George, with his death occurring in his mother ...

The now-iconic emblem of St George – a red cross on a white background – first appeared on banners during Edward I's reign, while Edward III owned a relic of George's blood. The myth about his ...

immortalized through the famous legend of St. George and the Dragon — a tale thoroughly medieval in character, in which a brave and chivalrous knight charges in and saves a fair princess from ...

immortalized through the famous legend of St. George and the Dragon — a tale thoroughly medieval in character in which a brave and chivalrous knight charges in and saves a fair princess from ...