Saint George: Devotions, traditions and prayers

thumb|220px|The tomb of Saint George in Lydda, just south of Tel Aviv.
Saint George is one of Christianity's most popular saints, and is highly honored by both the Western and Eastern Churches.Christian Roy, 2005, Traditional Festivals ISBN 9781576070895 page 408 A wide range of devotions, traditions, and prayers to honor the saint have emerged throughout the centuries. He has for long been distinguished by the title of "The Great Martyr" and is one of the most popular saints to be represented in icons.Robin Cormack, Icons, Harvard University Press, 2007 ISBN 0674026195 page 69 Devotions to Saint George have a large following among Christians, and a large number of churches are dedicated to him worldwide. 
Since the Middle ages, the story of the life of Saint George, both as fact and legend, has come to symbolize the victory of good over evil, and become part of local Christian traditions, festivals and celebrations that continue to date. Saint George has been widely represented in Christian art in multiple media and forms, from paintings and sculptures to stained glass and reliefs, through the ages and has become the subject or multiple prayers and devotions.Fred Kleiner, 2008, Art Through the Ages: A Global History Wadsworth Press ISBN 0495410608 page 546Jack Finegan, 1981, The archeology of the New Testament, Taylor & Francis, ISBN 0709910061 page 84Thomas Dale, Relics, prayer, and politics in medieval Venetia Princeton University Press, 1997 ISBN 0691011753 page 115Dorothy Spicer, Festivals of Western Europe, Published by BiblioBazaar, 2008 ISBN 1437520154, page 67Robert Pateman, 2006, Belgium, Published by Marshall Cavendish, ISBN 0761420592 page 117 This article traces the origins, development and growth of the Christian devotions, traditions, and prayers to Saint George.
==History and origins==
Aloysius Lippomani, the 16th century Bishop of Bergamo, was one of the first people to undertake a serious study of Saint George. But modern scholarship really began in the 17th century with the group of Jesuit scholars called the Bollandists. Danile Paperbroch, Jean Bolland and Henschen provided a good account of the life of Saint George in Acta Sanctorum and it inspired other scholars to dispense with Medieval myths, and perform detailed studies.Christopher Walter, 2003, The Warrior Saints in Byzantine Art and Tradition Ashgate Publishing, ISBN 184014694X page 110
After multiple attempts by hagiographers the time of Saint George's life was firmly established in the Bibliotheca Hagiographica Graeca as being during the reign of the Roman Emperor Diocletian in the late third century, rather than the mythical King Dadianus. A document found in the Vatican was signed by a witness Pascrates on April 23, which had previously been reported as the date of Saint George's execution, and had since become his feast day. The saint's father was established as a Cappadocian pagan senator Gerontius and his mother Polychronia as a Christian from Palestine, who raised him as a believer.Bibliotheca Hagiographica Graeca 271, 272.
The saint's father died when he was young, and his mother inherited a large estate which she later descended to her son. He joined the army of the Roman Emperor Diocletian but during the Diocletianic Persecution of Christians declared himself to be one and tore down the Emperor's edict in defiance. Saint George was tortured and dragged behind horses through the streets but would not renounce his Christian beliefs. The saint was then beheaded on April 23 303. A significant number of conversions to Christianity were reported after his martyrdom, and led to his continued veneration.F. J. Foakes-Jackson, A History of the Christian Church, Published by Cosimo, Inc., 2005 ISBN 1596054522 page 87John Foxe, History of Christian martyrdom, Published by J.P. Peaslee, 1834 page 57Alban Butler, The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints Published by Duffy, 1845, page 235
Saint Nino of Cappadocia, who was probably a relative of Saint George on her father's side, was taken as a slave woman and was moved to ancient Iberia (a remote part of the Roman Empire between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea) in about 320. But she became a healer and confidant to the Queen of Iberia and spread Christianity and the story of Saint George. The Iberian King became a Christian after he was lost in the woods and found his way back by praying to Christ. Saint Nino initiated the construction of the first Christian Churches in east Georgia at Mcxeta, including a church where Svetitskhoveli Cathedral stands today. By the end of the sixth century, the Kings of Iberia had adopted the insignia of Saint George, from which the Country of Georgia derived its name.Martin D. Stringer, A sociological history of Christian worship Cambridge University Press, 2005 ISBN 0521819555 page 141F. J. Foakes-Jackson, A History of the Christian Church, Published by Cosimo, Inc., 2005 ISBN 1596054522 page 556Antony Eastmond, Royal Imagery in Medieval Georgia, Penn State Press, 1998 ISBN 0271016280 page 119
But the early devotions to the saint were not limited to the northern countries. In the sixth century Saint George as the Martyr of Cappadocia began to grow in popularity among Greek Egyptians and the devotion spread to other parts of Europe.Jill Kamil, Christianity in the land of the pharaohs Published by Routledge, 2002 ISBN 0415242533, page 276 By the sixth century Saint George had become the ideal Christian knight. In the seventh and eighth centuries stained glass windows in churches across Europe depicted him.Sister Mary Kathleen Glavich, Saints and Feast Days Published by Loyola Press, 1985 ISBN 0829405054 page 110
==Devotions and shrines==
thumb|220px|Fresco of Saint George (with his white horse) standing beside Christ and the Virgin Mary at the Church of San Giorgio in Velabro, the first Church dedicated to Saint George in Rome in 741.
The earliest dated Church dedicated to Saint George himself was first mentioned in 518. In Rome, the Byzantine general Flavius Belisarius put Porta San Sebastiano under the saint's protection in 527. In Sakkaia, Syria in 549, the local bishop and two of his deacons built a martyrion dedicated to Saint George.Frank Trombley Hellenic religion and Christianization Published by BRILL, 1994 ISBN 9004096914 page 345 Pope Leo II built a church for Saint George in 683 and the Church of San Giorgio in Velabro, which housed some of the saint's reported relics was dedicated to him by Pope Zacharias in 741.Jeffrey Richards, The popes and the papacy in the early Middle Ages Published by Routledge, 1979 ISBN 0710000987 page 278
It is not known when a church was first built on the site of martyrdom and burial of Saint George. But by the time of the Muslim conquest in the seventh century, a large three ailed basilica existed with the martyr's tomb located beneath the main altar.Denys Pringle, The Churches of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem Cambridge University Press, 1998 ISBN 0521390370 page 25
Saint George was venerated in England as early as the eighth century and devotions to Saint George and shrines dedicated to him continued to grow during the Middle ages across Europe.Ann Ball, 2003 Encyclopedia of Catholic Devotions and Practices ISBN 087973910X page 568 Saint George's Abbey on the Reichenau monastic island on Lake Constance in Germany was founded in in 888 and in about the year 900 Georgslied (Song of Saint George) was composed there as a set of hymns to Saint George.Mary Garland, The Oxford Companion to German Literature Oxford University Press, 1997 ISBN 0198158963, page 274C. J. Wells, German, a linguistic history to 1945 Oxford University Press, 1985
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 The Sankt Georgenberg Shrine near Schwaz in the Tyrol in Austria is another example of a remote, but surviving shrine. By the tenth century a chapel was dedicated to Saint George on this mountain bluff that can only be reached on foot, and an abbey was established in 1138. Pilgrimages developed soon thereafter once a possible relic of the saint was reported and still thousands of pilgrims climb the mountain path each year.Sidney Nolan, Christian Pilgrimage in Modern Western Europe UNC Press, 1992 ISBN 080784389X page 142 But not all churches dedicated to Saint George in the Middle ages were remote or built on a small budget. The Church of Saint George at Mangana, which has partially been excavated now, was built by the bishop of Euchaita in the early eleventh century under Constantine IX at great expense and had truly imposing dimensions for any medieval structure. The techniques used in building the church signify the highest level of patronage.Rosamond McKitterick, The New Cambridge medieval history Cambridge University Press, 2004 ISBN 0521414113 page 227Frank Sayers, Collective Works Published by Matchett and Stevenson, 1808 page 126Robert Ousterhout, Master Builders of Byzantium Published by UPenn Museum of Archaeology, 2007 ISBN 1934536032 page 176
 
Many churches were decorated with images of the saint, e.g. St. George's church in Staraya Ladoga, Russia was adorned with magnificent frescoes in 1167. From this early period, Saint George was seen both as a symbol of courage for keeping his faith in the face of death and, having been a soldier, as one the warrior saints who was at times depicted with Saint Theodore of Amasea. Saint George and Saint Theodore continued to be represented together in many churches, e.g. in mosaics in St Mark's Basilica in Venice.Otto Demus, The mosaic decoration of San Marco, Venice University of Chicago Press, 1988, ISBN 0226142914 page 47
Saint George came to be called on by Christians to aid them in battles, and in times of great need, and upon victory churches were at times built to honor him. Festivals celebrating the ensuing victories became part of local traditions and led to increased devotion to him. He was portrayed in art as a protector and as a symbol of sacrifice, and the interplay of battle cries, prayers, artistic depictions and the construction of Churches in his honor led to increased devotion.Christian Roy, Traditional festivals: a multicultural encyclopedia Published by ABC-CLIO, 2005 ISBN 1576070891 page 410
==Battles and patronages==
The invocation of Saint George as a protector during the middle ages is well exemplified by the conduct of the soldiers participating in the battle at Iconium in 1190, during the Third Crusade. As Frederick I Barbarossa marched through Anatolia, his troops were involved in group prayer and the bishops would hold camp-wide religious rites for them to strengthen their faith and morale. Priests would celebrate special votive masses with the troops to pray for divine support. These masses focused on Saint George and the soldiers always invoked him for he was said to appear whenever the crusaders were in their greatest need for help. In a letter sent to his son in November 1189, Fredrick stated that despite having superb troops, it was necessary for him to place his trust in prayers for divine assistance for: "A King is saved by the Grace of the Eternal King which exceeds the merits of any individual". 
 
A few days before Pentecost, one of Fredrick's soldiers named Ludwig of Helfenstein reported that he had seen a white clad warrior, identified as Saint George, on a white horse attacking the Turks, and the chronicled accounts provide no evidence that anyone doubted him. On the evening of May 13, 1190, Frederick's troops were ordered to confess their sins and received penance. During the battle on May 14, the priests and bishops (at the risk of injury or death) went to the front, among the troops, to pray, wearing their white stoles that made them obvious targets for the Muslims. The invocation of Saint George for help had by then become the standard battle cry of the soldiers. The crusaders prevailed in the battle and captured Iconium on May 16, 1190.David Bachrach, Religion and the conduct of war Boydell Press, 2003 ISBN 0851159443 page 137
 
Another example is provided by the Battle of Montaperti in 1260. Here, the pleas for help to Saint George and the ensuing victory led to donations by the soldiers for the construction of the Church of San Giorgio in Siena and an annual festival that grew so large that it had to be moved to a larger location.Gerald Parsons, 2004, Siena, Civil Religion, and the Sienese Ashgate Press ISBN 0754615162 page 21 As of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, Saint George had come to be seen as the normal defender of the crusaders, and even the standard-bearer of their army. And in a wider context, he came to be seen, and was depicted in art as "a protector", his raised sword symbolizing both protection and sacrifice.Bissera Pentcheva, Icons and Power Penn State Press, 2006 ISBN 0271025514 page 102 In some medieval paintings, Saint George even came to be represented as an intercessor to Christ.Antony Eastmond, Royal Imagery in Medieval Georgia Penn State Press, 1998 ISBN 0271016280 page 68
thumb|Woodcut Frontispiece from Alexander Barclay's "Lyfe of Seynt George" Westminster 1515
During the eleventh century Crusades many of the Normans under Robert Curthose, the Duke of Normandy and son of William the Conqueror, took Saint George as their patron.Jean Cooper, Dictionary of Christianity Published by Taylor & Francis, 1996 ISBN 1884964494, page 105 Pendants bearing the image of Saint George were used for protection. The inscription on an enamel pendant at the British Museum specifically asks the saint to protect the wearer in battle.Robin Cormack, Icons, Harvard University Press, 2007 ISBN 0674026195 page 69 Songs were composed to Saint George for the English peasantry, e.g.:James Dixon, 1857, Ancient Poems, Ballads and Songs of the Peasantry of England, Published by J.W. Parker, page 168.
As for Saint George O'
Saint George he was a knight, O!
Of all the knights in Christendom,
Saint George is the right, O!
Early patron saints in England were Edmund the Martyr and Edward the Confessor. But when Richard the Lionheart was crusading in the Middle east in the twelfth century he had a vision of Saint George who promised him victory in the battle. Eventually Saint George was proclaimed the patron saint of England in the mid thirteenth century and protector of the royal family by Edward III in the fourteenth century. More than 190 Medieval churches in England were dedicated to Saint George and stained glass bearing his image could be found in many more.Richard Marks, Stained glass in England during the Middle Ages Published by Routledge, 1993 ISBN 0415033454, page 75Kathryn Hinds, Medieval England Published by Marshall Cavendish, 2001 ISBN 0761403086, page 44Phyllis Jestice, Holy people of the world Published by ABC-CLIO, 2004 ISBN 1576073556 page 303
English crusaders who helped in the conquest of Lisbon in the twelfth century, brought the devotion to Saint George to Portugal with them. By the fourteenth century "São Jorge" (i.e. St. George) had become the battle cry of Portuguese troops and Saint Constable attributed their victory in the Battle of Aljubarrota to Saint George. King John I of Portugal was specially devoted to the saint and declared him the patron saint of Portugal.Daily Life in Portugal in the Late Middle Ages, By A. H. de Oliveira Marques, Vitor Andre, S. S. Wyatt Published by Univ of Wisconsin Press, 1971 ISBN 0299055841 page 216 In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, Portuguese explorers carried the devotion across the oceans to India and South America.
==Tales and legends==
After the thirteenth century, a large portion of the art, iconography and legendary traditions associated with Saint George and many festivals that celebrate him involve the legend of Saint George and the Dragon.
The association of Saint George with the dragon was not attested to until the twelfth century version of Miracula Sancti Georgii (Codex Romanus Angelicus 46, pt. 12, written in Greek).Daniel Ogden, Perseus Published by Routledge, 2008 ISBN 0415427258 page 136 Jacobus De Voragine, the thirteenth century archbishop of Genoa, helped promote the legend of the dragon with his publication of the The Golden Legend around 1260. By the fourteenth century the Golden legend had become one of the most popular religious works of the Middle Ages and helped spread the legend of the dragon.Jacobus De Voragine, The Golden Legend Princeton University Press, 1995, ISBN 9780691001531 page 238 In De Voragine's version of the legend, the dragon was in the city of Silena in the province of Libya in the middle east. However, as the tales were carried across Europe, the location of the dragon varied. For instance in some German versions the dragon would come to the area above the village of Ebingen and would disappear into the southern slope of Schonberg mountain in Liechtenstein.D. L. Ashliman, Folk and fairy tales, Greenwood Publishing, 2004 ISBN 0313328102, page 122 In these legends, Saint George slays a dragon to liberate a princess and is thanked by the town people. 
Some authors have pointed out that many scenes of the legend of Saint George's slaying of the dragon to save the princess correspond to the myth of the slaying of the "sea monster" by Perseus to free Andromeda in Greek mythology. And that the Andromeda episode in the life of Perseus may have helped shape the legend
of Saint George and the dragon.Joseph Fontenrose, Python: A Study of Delphic Myth and Its Origins Biblo & Tannen Publishers, 1974 ISBN 081960285X page 516Northrop Frye, Biblical and classical myths University of Toronto Press, 2004
ISBN 0802086950, page 85Ernest Ingersoll, Dragons and Dragon Lore Published by Forgotten Books, 1928, ISBN 1605064319 page 120 The similarities extend to the visual representations, and many artistic portrayals of Saint George slaying the dragon have distinct counterparts in the renderings of Perseus and Andromeda.Anatoly Fomenko, History: Fiction Or Science? Published by Mithec, 2005 ISBN 2913621066 page 310
In Russia, the story of Saint George and the Dragon passed through the oral tradition of religious poems (dukhovny stikhi) sung by minstrels and fused the story of the martyrdom of the saint with the western legend of the liberation of the princess from the dragon.Boris Pasternak, Donald Davie, The Poems of Doctor Zhivago, Greenwood Publishing Group, 1977, ISBN 0837182948 page 99
Images of the life and martyrdom of Saint George and the dragon legend began to appear in churches across Europe, including Sweden, where Saint George was portrayed as the hero and example of all noble young men who needed to be stimulated to show their virtue and bravery in the defense of princesses and in confession of the true belief.Henrik Roelvink, Franciscans in Sweden: Medieval Remnants of Franciscan Activities Published by Uitgeverij Van Gorcum, 1998 ISBN 9023233778 page 116 Saint George thus came to be seen as the deliverer of prisoners and protector of the poor, and these sentiments are reflected in art that depicts him. Saint George the Victorious striking down the dragon became one of the most popular subjects in Orthodox icon painting.Vladimir Lossky, 1982 The Meaning of Icons ISBN 9780913836996 page 137
==Worldwide devotions and statues==
thumb|Depiction of 15th century Portuguese explorer, Vasco da Gamma landing in India, c. 1880.
By the fifteenth century, the story of the courage of Saint George, and devotions to him had spread across the world, from the southern parts of India the northern parts of Russia. Syrian Christians (who arrived first) and the Portuguese brought the legend of the pious and brave Saint George to Kerala, in Southern India and statues to honor him were erected. However, before the fifteenth century arrival of the Portuguese, the Syrians had no tradition of sacred statues as they believed them to be idolatrous. In Indian churches such as St. George's Church, Aruvithura, near Kottayam in Kerala, the annual feast is dedicated to St. George, the patron saint of the church, and his ancient statue is still honored. The arrival of the English after the Portuguese, added to the spread of devotions to the saint. Elsewhere in Kerala, the annual ten day prayer feast at the massive 19th century St. George's Church in Edathua (which resembles the Medieval churches of Europe) attracts many pilgrims.Corinne Dempsey, Kerala Christian sainthood: collisions of culture and worldview in South India, Oxford University Press US, 2001 ISBN 0195130286, page 40 Kerala Tourism website
Impressive Saint George statues began to appear across Europe after the fourteenth century. Donatello's 1415 bronze statue of Saint George in Florence, Italy is considered a masterpiece of Florentine art. In Stockholm Cathedral, an exceptionally lifelike monumental wooden statue of Saint George was erected by the fifteenth century Lubeck carver Bernt Notke.<ref>Carol Richardson, Renaissance Art Reconsidered Yale University Press, 2007 ISBN 030012189X page 135
Saint George first appeared as the patron saint of Russia in 1415 and his popularity in Russia continued to grow. Saint George grew to be so popular in Moscow that 41 churches there were dedicated to him.Mike Kennedy, 1998, Encyclopedia of Russian & Slavic Myth and Legend ISBN 9781576071304 page 90 Saint George is still represented on the Coat of Arms of the city of Moscow as a knight on a white horse slaying a dragon with a spear. Today, a large number of statues of Saint George can be found in Moscow.Richard Hare, 1965, The Art and Artists of Russia, Taylor and Francis Press, page 77
The fifteenth century also witnessed a significant amount of growth in the festivals and patronages for Saint George. As of 1411, San Giorgio's festival on April 24 was a main event in Ferrara, Italy, where he is still the patron saint of the town.Lewis Lockwood, Music in Renaissance Ferrara Oxford University Press, 2009 ISBN 019537827X page 26 Such festivals spread across Europe and became part of local traditions in villages from Turtman, Valais in Switzerland to Traunstein in Bavaria, Germany.Dorothy Spicer, Festivals of Western Europe, Published by BiblioBazaar, 2008 ISBN 1437520154, page 218
By the late fifteenth century, as Portuguese ships sailed the seas, symbols of Saint George began to appear in new territories, with Diogo Cão placing a pillar dedicated to the saint at the opening of the River Congo in 1484.A. J. R. Russell-Wood, The Portuguese empire, 1415-1808: a world on the move ISBN 0801859557 page 2 In the sixteenth century the Portuguese spread devotions to Saint George in South America, and today the saint remains popular in places such as Brazil.Suzel Ana Reily, 2002 Voices of the magi: enchanted journeys in southeast Brazil ISBN 0226709418 page 123
In 1620, as the ship Mayflower sailed from England to what would later become the United States, it flew the flag of Saint George, the patron Saint of England.Kate Waters, On the Mayflower, Published by Scholastic 1999 ISBN 0439099412 page 36 Over the next three centuries, pilgrims from Europe brought with them the devotions to Saint George, and a large number churches were dedicated to him in the United States. Among them is St. George's United Methodist Church in Philadelphia, which dates to 1784, and is the oldest Methodist church still in use in the United States. Devotions and churches dedicated to Saint George continued to spread to other continents. St. George's Cathedral, Perth, Australia dates to 1888, St. George's Cathedral, Cape Town, South Africa to 1901 and Saint George's Church, Singapore to 1910.
==Prayers and Novenas==
Along with the construction of churches, creation of art and spread of legends, a number of genuine devotions and prayers to Saint George developed over the ages among Christians. These traditions and prayers continue across the world to date, e.g. in May 2008, the arch-priest of St. George's Basilica, Malta called on all parishioners to pray to Saint George every day.Saint George's Basilica News St. Mary's Orthodox Cathedral, New Dehli, India holds prayers of intercession to Saint George every week.Saint Mary's Cathedral
The Prayer to Saint George directly refers to the courage it took for the saint to confess his Christianity before opposing authority:Prayer to St. George
Almighty God, who gave to your servant George boldness to Confess the Name of our Savior Jesus Christ before the rulers of this world, and courage to die for this faith: Grant that we may always be ready to give a reason for the hope that is in us, and to suffer gladly for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
The same sentiment is present within the following two Prayers to Saint George:St. George Prayers
 
St. George, Heroic Catholic soldier and defender of your Faith, you dared to criticize a tyrannical Emperor and were subjected to horrible torture. You could have occupied a high military position but you preferred to die for your Lord. Obtain for us the great grace of heroic Christian courage that should mark soldiers of Christ. Amen
Saint George Prayer:
O GOD, who didst grant to Saint George strength and constancy in the various torments which he sustained for our holy faith; we beseech Thee to preserve, through his intercession, our faith from wavering and doubt, so that we may serve Thee with a sincere heart faithfully unto death. Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
There is also a Prayers of Intercession to Saint George:
Faithful servant of God and invincible martyr, Saint George;
favored by God with the gift of faith, and inflamed with an ardent love of Christ, thou didst fight valiantly against the dragon of pride, falsehood, and deceit. Neither pain nor torture, sword nor death could part thee from the love of Christ. I fervently implore thee for the sake of this love to help me by thy intercession to overcome the temptations that surround me, and to bear bravely the trials that oppress me, so that I may patiently carry the cross which is placed upon me; and let neither distress nor difficulties separate me from the love of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Valiant champion of the Faith, assist me in the combat against evil, that I may win the crown promised to them that persevere unto the end
The Novena to Saint George does not have a specific warrior context, but simply asks God for divine assistance and the imitation of the life of the saint:Susanna Magdalene Flavius, Litanies and Novenas for Your Salvation Published by Lulu.com, 2007 ISBN 1847539785 page 579
Almighty and eternal God! 
With lively faith 
and reverently worshiping Thy divine Majesty, 
I prostrate myself before Thee 
and invoke with filial trust Thy supreme bounty and mercy.
Illumine the darkness of my intellect
with a ray of Thy heavenly light
and inflame my heart with the fire of 
Thy divine love that I may contemplate the great virtues 
and merits of the Saint in whose honor I make this novena, and following his example imitate, like him, the life of Thy Divine Son. 
==Gallery of art and architecture==
===Paintings and statues===
:For a larger gallery of paintings and statues, please see: Saint George paintings gallery.
====Paintings====
File:St George and the Dragon-altar wing-NG-Praha.jpg|German Altarpiece panel, 1470
File:Rogier van der Weyden - Saint George and the Dragon.jpg|Rogier van der Weyden, 15th century
File:Saint george raphael.jpg|Raphael, 1505-1506
File:Jacopo Tintoretto 010.jpg|Tintoretto, 16th century
File:Raphael - Saint George Fighting the Dragon.jpg|Raphael 16th century
File:StGeorgeDragonPforr.jpg|Franz Pforr, 1811
File:Stgeorge-dragon.jpg|Gustave Moreau, mid-late 19th century
File:August Macke - Hl. Georg - 1912.jpg|August Macke, 1912
File:Torture of St George.jpg|The Torture of St. George, Michael Coxcie, c. 1580
File:StGeorgeDragged.jpg|St. George Dragged by Horses, by Bernardo Martorell, 15th century
File:Beheadin St George.jpg|The Beheading of St. George, St. George's Oratory, Padua, Italy
File:Paolo Veronese 023.jpg|The Martyrdom of St. George, by Paolo Veronese, 1564.
====Icons====
:For a larger gallery of icons, please see: Saint George icons gallery.
File:Mary & Child Icon Sinai 6th century.jpg|St. George with the Virgin Mary and Child, St. Theodore and angels, late 6th century
File:St Theodor & George Sinai 9-10th century.jpg|Conquering Saints George and Theodore on horses, Saint Catherine's Monastery, 9th or 10th century
File:Icon8.jpg|Byzantine icon of St. George, Athens Greece
File:St George Icon Sinai 13th century.jpg|St. George and scenes of his life. Saint Catherine's Monastery, 13th century
File:George novgorod.jpg|Russian icon, 15th century
File:StGeorgeNovgorodIcon.gif|16th century Russian icon
File:Saint-George-Grk-ikon.png|Byzantine Greek icon
File:StGeorge-ETzanes.jpg|17th century Greek icon
====Statues====
:For a larger gallery of statues, please see: Saint George statues gallery.
File:Saint George and the Dragon, Moscow.jpg|Moscow
File:StGeorgeberlin.jpg|Berlin
File:St George Monument, Tbilisi.JPG|Tblisi
File:StGeorgePrague.jpg|Prague
===Churches and altars===
:For a larger gallery of church images, please see: Saint George church gallery.
====Churches====
File:St George church in Gniezno.JPG|St. George's Church, Gniezno, Poland
File:St. george church of surami.JPG|St. George's Church, Surami, Republic of Georgia
File:Lviv - Cathedral of Saint George 02.jpg|St. George's Cathedral, Lviv, Ukraine
File:PI6796~2San Giorgio Maggiore.JPG|San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, Italy
====Altars====
File:Modica La chiesa di S Giorgio innen.jpg|San Giorgio Church, Modica, Sicily, Italy
File:Bormida-chiesa san giorgio-navata.jpg|San Giorgio Church, Bormida, Liguria, Italy
File:George'sCathedral6.jpg|St. George's Cathedral, Chennai, India
File:Antholz Mittertal - Kirche St. Georg Hochaltar 1795.jpg|Antholz-Mittertal Church, Tyrol, Austria
==References==
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