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St. George the Great Martyr
In 275 A.D., St. George was born in Lydda of
Cappadocia in Palestine. He rose to the highest
ranks of the Roman Legion. But then Emperor
Diocletian, the great persecutor of Christians,
demanded his soldiers offer pagan sacrifices as
proof of their loyalty. Then impious Diocletian
started a persecution against Christians. He issued
a royal order so that all the Christians who denied
Christ should be worthy of royal honours while all
those who would not be convinced to do so would
be punished with death. St. George was tortured
to the point that his body was cut in pieces.
In 275 A.D., St. George was born in Lydda of
Cappadocia in Palestine. He rose to the highest
ranks of the Roman Legion. But then Emperor
Diocletian, the great persecutor of Christians,
demanded his soldiers offer pagan sacrifices as
proof of their loyalty. Then impious Diocletian
started a persecution against Christians. He issued
a royal order so that all the Christians who denied
Christ should be worthy of royal honours while all
those who would not be convinced to do so would
be punished with death. St. George was tortured
to the point that his body was cut in pieces.
| St. George is one of the most popular saints among Orthodox Christians. Many Arab and Greek faithful have experienced miracles through the prayers of St. George |
| Saint George is depicted not in his most common iconography, on a horse, killing the dragon, which represents the devil. |
| The miracles that have been performed at his grave are without number. His appearances in dreams to those who, think of him, have sought his help, from that time up to the present day. |
With his resistance to deny God and the true church, the worshippers of the
idols could bear with the saint no more. So, they caught him and brought him to
the emperor asking from him to issue his decision against him. The emperor
ordered the saint to be beheaded together with empress Alexandra. The saint
was beheaded, while empress Alexandra prayed in prison and commended her
soul to the hands of God.
idols could bear with the saint no more. So, they caught him and brought him to
the emperor asking from him to issue his decision against him. The emperor
ordered the saint to be beheaded together with empress Alexandra. The saint
was beheaded, while empress Alexandra prayed in prison and commended her
soul to the hands of God.
| St. George raised a dead man to life by his prayers, many embraced the Christian faith. Among these was the Emperor's wife, Alexandra |
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