St Georges Day at Love Bingo
This April 23rd is St Georges Day, not just for England, but for over 7 other countries including Spain and Portugal. Here is a little bit of information about St George for you to read while your waiting for the next Love Bingo game to start.
Who was St George?
St George was a solider in the Roman empire who lived around 250 AD until his death on April 23rd 303, which later became known as St Georges Day.
As well as a patron saint of many countries, St George is also the patron saint of the Scouts. So if you see a few troops of scouts parading on your local streets this Sunday, you now know why!
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The Legend of St George and the Dragon
According to Legend, this story originates from a town in ancient Libya.
In this town, there was said to be a lake where a plague-bearing dragon dwelled that terrified all the countryside. To please the dragon, the townsfolk used to feed it a sheep every day, and when the sheep failed, they fed it their children, chosen by lottery.
One day, the lottery fell on the on the king’s daughter. The king was filled with fear and grief, and offered all this gold and silver if his daughter could be spared, however the townsfolk refused this offer and the kings daughter was sent out to the lake, to be fed to the dragon.
By chance, St George rode past the lake and saw the princess trembling. She sent him away, but he vowed to remain and protect her against any foe.
The dragon reared out of the lake and charged. St George with his shield and lance bravely hurried to face the dragon and gave it a deadly wound. With the chains used to tie up the princess, St George leashed the beast and led the dragon back to the town.
St George then called out to all the townsfolk to convert to Christianity and be baptised, then he would slay the dragon in front of them. The King and the townsfolk converted to Christianty and St George killed the dragon before them.
On the site of the dragons death, a prominent church was constructed and all its waters declared holy.
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