Saint George is the patron saint of England. He's popularly identified with England and English ideals —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

• Born in Turkey (in Cappadocia)
• Lived in 3rd century AD
• Later lived in Palestine
• Became a Roman soldier

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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 St Mark). He's also patron saint of soldiers, archers, cavalry and chivalry, farmers and field workers, riders and saddlers, . In recent years he has been adopted as patron saint of Scouts.

Also see Conquered by the cross+ By David Icke