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  1. 1 de may. de 2024 · Saint George, early Christian martyr who became an ideal of martial valor and selflessness in the Middle Ages. The legend of Georges slaying of a dragon is much represented in art. He is the patron saint of England and of Georgia and is venerated as one of the 14 Holy Helpers.

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    Hace 1 día · He is respected by Christians, Druze, as well as some Muslims as a martyr of monotheistic faith. In hagiography, as one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers and one of the most prominent military saints, he is immortalized in the legend of Saint George and the Dragon.

  3. 23 de abr. de 2024 · St. George, Martyr (© Musei Vaticani) Countless stories are told about St. George, including the famous episode of the dragon and the girl saved by the saint. According to the standard version of the legend, we hear that in the city of Selem in Libya, there was a large pond where a terrible dragon lived.

  4. 8 de may. de 2024 · According to the Legenda Aurea (Golden Legend), a 13th-century collection of hagiographies of saints, a dragon was terrorizing a village called Silene in Libya, demanding tribute of trinkets and livestock, and when the people couldn’t pay, the cruel creature demanded the blood of a princess.

  5. 4 de may. de 2024 · The Legends of Saint George. One of the most famous legends associated with Saint George is that of his slaying a dragon to save a king's daughter and convert a city to Christianity. Although the story is likely fiction, it symbolizes the power of Saint George's intercession against evil.

  6. 23 de abr. de 2024 · Most paintings depict him slaying a dragon - a part of the legend that was added hundreds of years later - but even his physical appearance in the world of art has changed century by century:...

  7. 23 de abr. de 2024 · St. George is usually depicted in Christian art as a soldier on horseback killing a dragon with a lance. This image is a representation of a popular legend of St. George which first appears in 1265 in a romance titled “The Golden Legend,” in which he saved a town terrorized by a dragon with one blow of his lance.