PY116BSP St George #116

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PY116BSP_3333
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Each beautifully designed medal is stamped in heavy gauge bronze and finished in a heavy silver plating that is thick enough to be engraved. The medals are rubbed with a soft... read more
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PY169BSP

PY169BSP

SKU:PY169BSP
Size
5/8"
$29.95
For pricing call 630-668-4236 or Email Us

Product Details

Each beautifully designed medal is stamped in heavy gauge bronze and finished in a heavy silver plating that is thick enough to be engraved. The medals are rubbed with a soft patina to give them the distinct 'Py look.'

The St. George medal comes in a jewelry box with a 24" chain.

St. George "worker of the land".

Born somewhere around 275-285

Died April 23, 303 in Lydda, ludaea,(Roman Empire) by decapitation.

One of the most venerated saints in almost all Catholic churches including Roman, Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodoxy, and Eastern Catholic.

Feast Day is April 23.

Saint George is the patron saint of Aragon, Catalonia, England, Ethiopia, Georgia, Greece, Lithuania, Palestine, Portugal, and Russia as well as the cities of Amersfoort, Beirut, Bteghrine, Caceres (Spain), Ferrara, Freiburg, Genoa, Ljubljana, Gozo, Pomorie, Qormi, Lod, Barcelona and Moscow, as well as a wide range of professions, organizations, and disease sufferers.

He was a soldier in the army of the Roman Emperor Diocletian, and he was one of the Emperor's favorite soldiers. However, Diocletian was a pagan and a bitter enemy to the Christians. He put to death every Christian he could find. George was a brave Christian, a real soldier of Christ. Without fear, he went to the Emperor and sternly scolded him for being so cruel. Then he gave up his position in the Roman army. For this he was brutally tortured and finally beheaded.

The Legend of St. George and The DragonIn the fully-developed Western version, which developed as part of the Golden Legend a dragon makes its nest at the spring, that provides water for the city of "Silene" (perhaps modern Cyrene) in Libya or the city of Lydda, depending on the source. Consequently, the citizens have to dislodge the dragon from its nest for a time, in order to collect water. To do so, each day they offer the dragon at first a sheep, and if no sheep can be found, then a maiden must go instead of the sheep. The victim is chosen by drawing lots. One day, this happens to be the princess. The monarch begs for her life to be spared, but to no avail. She is offered to the dragon, but there appears Saint George on his travels. He faces the dragon, protects himself with the sign of the cross, slays the dragon, and rescues the princess. The grateful citizens abandon their ancestral paganism and convert to Christianity.

Picture Shown is not actual size. Available in two sizes: 5/8" or 1-1/8" diameter.

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