This medal of St George the Martyr is executed in 925 Sterling Silver.
Patterned after a popular Middle Eastern medal
chain is not included but available in our store
ABOUT ST GEORGE…
As the deliverer of captives
and the protector of the poor, as the physician of the feeble and combatant of
kings, holy champion and great martyr George, intercede with Christ our God to
save our souls.
Troparion of St George (Tone 4):
St George of Lydda, son of a Greek father and Palestinian
Mother, was a soldier in the Roman army martyred during a pre-Constantinian persecution.
There are slight variations in the Greek and Latin versions of
St George’s life. After his father was martyred
for the faith, St George went with his mother
to Lydda in Palestine where she soon died. Soon after St George went to Nicomedia where
he joined the Roman army and was persecuted by Dioocletian The Latin tradition is he was persecuted by
Dacian Emperor of Persia. The Latin tradition ascribes more than twenty
separate tortures St George endured over 20 years.
Regardless he was decapitated
on April 23, 303AD. His body was
returned to Palestine where today he is buried in the Orthodox church that
bears his name. The church also contains
St George’ chains which the faithful place around their necks as a blessing of
this beloved saint.
The famed St George and the Dragon “Golden” tradition first appeared in the 11th
century. The city of Silene in Libya was
plagued by a dragon. Daily two sheep
were sacrificed to placate the dragon. When
that was not enough, human sacrifices
were made from among the city residents.
The king’s daughter was selected to be sacrificed buy St George saved her
by slaying the dragon. As a reward the
King gave him treasures which St George refused and gave them to the poor.
St George is one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers and is
venerated in the Eastern churches (both Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox), Western
(Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Lutheran) as well some non-Christian
groups. These include the Umbanda (Brazilian
religion), Druze and some Muslim traditions.
St George is a popular name among Christian Arab Christians,
English, Georgians, Greeks, Spanish and
Swedes.
St George is popular as a warrior saint. He is the Patron Saint of England, the
Romanov family, Moscow, Malta, Georgia, Ethiopia, Portugal, Aragon in Spain and
many other localized parts of the world.
FEAST DAY: APRIL 23
(GREGORIAN CALENDARE)/MAY 6 (JULIAN CALENDAR).
In the Orthodox Church if the day falls near or during Holy Week the feast
is transferred to the Monday following Easter.
