St
George’s Day
On
the 23rd of April it was St George’s Day celebrating the patron
saint of England.
We’ve
all herd of St George, the legend that surrounds him is one of the most famous
in England. In his story all of the girls in a town were being sacrificed to a
dragon and George was sent to kill it. He obviously kills the dragon and is a
hero and is now the patron saint.
The
real St George probably didn’t kill a dragon and most likely didn’t even go to
England, so what was the real St George like?
The
real St George was born in Cappadocia in Turkey and he joined the Roman army
when he was just 17 whilst he served a pagan emperor he was Christian and
stayed true to his faith. When Emperor Diocletian started to prosecute
Christians George begged for him to stop, Diocletian would torture George so he
would deny his faith but George always stuck to his religion. He was beheaded
on the 23rd April 303.
Thank
you for reading I hope you enjoyed St George’s Day and K10’s assembly.
By
Rosie Edwards
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