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Monday, December 23rd, 2024
the Fourth Week of Advent
the Fourth Week of Advent
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George, St.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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The patron saint of chivalry and of England; adopted as such in the reign of Edward III.; believed to have been born in Armorica, and to have suffered martyrdom under Diocletian in A.D. 303; he is represented as mounted on horseback and slaying a dragon (q. v .), conceived as an incarnation of the evil one.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'George, St.'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​g/george-st.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'George, St.'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​g/george-st.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.