23 April 2018 - St George - feast day

      There is a lot of mythology associated with the saint we celebrate today – St George. His name probably brings to our mind the image of this courageous saint slaying a dragon – certainly some of the mythology that has sprung up about him throughout history.  We do know that George was a Roman soldier who rose to the rank of officer and who was born in the latter part of the 3rd century before the Roman Empire officially recognized Christianity. The Roman Emperor Diocletian put George to death for his unwillingness to give up his Christian faith. George became one of the most venerated Catholic saints, having become the patron of Crusaders and soldiers, and having been depicted often in iconography.