Finally, the Emperor ordered the saint's head to be cut off. Thus, the holy sufferer departed unto Christ in Nicomedia in 303 A.D. The Great­martyr George, for his valour and his spiritual victory ...

In 303, he was himself tortured and executed in Palestine, becoming an early Christian martyr. The legend of George slaying a dragon and rescuing an innocent maiden from death is medieval.

When someone dies for their beliefs they’re called a ‘martyr’. Over 200 years later Pope Gelasius, head of the Christian church, decided George should be made a saint. This is a great honour ...

Born around AD 280, in what is now known as Cappadocia, Turkey, St George was a Christian martyr and became a soldier ... The ...