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 ...

Condemned to death, the saint was deemed worthy of a vision of the Lord, Who promised him a quick release from his sufferings. The Great Martyr Mercurius was beheaded at Caesarea in Cappadocia. His ...

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