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Happy St George's Day 2018! Is today a UK bank holiday and who was England's patron saint?
The feast day of Saint George is celebrated by various Christian Churches and several countries and cities where Saint George is the patron saint – including England. The day is celebrated on April 23 each year – this is the date traditionally accepted of his death in AD 303.
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Happy St George's Day 2018! What does it mean and why do we celebrate the patron Saint of England?
St. George's Day takes place on April 23 every year, recognizing the patron saint of England apparently made famous for slaying a dragon and saving a distressed maiden. It's the one day of the year, apart from major football tournaments, when you are guaranteed to see English flags being waved proudly across the country.
St George's Day 2018: How the dragon-slayer became a patron saint of England, Russia and Catalonia
St George's Day, when we honor the patron saint of England, should be one of the most celebrated dates in the country's calendar.
St George's Day 2018: Who was St George and why his day is celebrated in England and abroad
A dragon-slaying martyr who was adopted as the patron saint of a land he never visited, just who was St George? On Monday, April 23, England celebrates St George’s day in honour of its patron saint. Unlike Ireland and St Patrick, who is said to have converted the Emerald Isle to Christianity, St George has no obvious connection to England.
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