Saint George was a Christian who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to tradition, he was a soldier of Cappadocian Greek origin and a member of the Praetorian Guard for Roman emperor Diocletian, who was sentenced to death for refusing to recant his Christian faith.
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Saint George became one of the most venerated saints and megalomartyrs in Christianity, and he has been especially venerated as a military saint since the Crusades.
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Did St George slay a dragon?
The Legend of Saint George and the Dragon tells of Saint George (who died in 303) taming and slaying a dragon that demanded human sacrifices. The story goes that the dragon originally extorted tribute from villagers.
What was the dragon St George killed?
The legend, which became embellished by other medieval writers, states that Saint George used a lance called Ascalon (named after a pace in Israel) to slay a dragon and save the princess in Silene in Libya.
The feat of bravery then led to the Christianisation of the kingdom in myth.
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