THE FEAST OF ST GEORGE

St George, who may have lived about 300 AD, is the reputed slayer of a dragon and thus finds his way onto a cryptozoological blog. He is the patron saint of England, though the English make no great celebration of his feast.  He was not himself English, but may have been born in what is now Turkey.  They were accustomed to celebrate him more vigorously in the Middle Ages and in the 1930s. Today (April 23rd) is his feast day. We really know nothing about him, but a great number of legends have attached themselves to his name.  One of those is the dragon slaying story, but this is a late addition to his legendry.