[PW] Re: St George & The Dragon & Patronage

[Sylvia Milne]

I've just seen this little snippet in
"A dictionary of English folklore", by Jacqueline Simpson and Steve Roud, 
Oxford University Press 2000

"....his importance in Western Europe increased after a reported vision of 
him during the siege of Antioch in the First Crusade was taken as a sign of 
victory.
A military and aristocratic cult rapidly developed....."

Sylvia Milne

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eoin C. Bairéad" <ebairead at gmail.com>
To: <list at project-wombat.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 1:16 PM
Subject: [PW] St George & The Dragon & Patronage


Hi

I've just come back from a holiday in Prague (beautiful city!) and
find yet another crowd with a devotion to St. George.

Even more than most apostles, he seems popular in lots of places -
England, the Ukraine, Bohemia - the list goes on.

Does anyone know why this excessive popularity ?

Thanks

Eoin

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