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The ribbon of Saint George (also known as Saint George's ribbon, the Georgian ribbon; ‹See Tfd› Russian: Георгиевская лента, romanized: Georgiyevskaya lenta; and the Guards ribbon in Soviet context) [a] is a Russian military symbol consisting of a black and orange bicolour pattern, with three black and two orange stripes.
Orange flag with a cross of St George in canton defaced with a purple star. The flag of the Orange Order, also known as the Boyne Standard, [1] or the Orange Standard, [2] is the flag used by a Northern Irish Protestant fraternal organisation, the Orange Order. The flag consists of an orange background with a purple star and a Saint George's ...
Order of Saint George. The Order of Saint George, fourth class. Awarded by Russian Federation. Type. Military order. Established. 26 November 1769 (O. S.), revived on 20 March 1992 [ 1 ] (the statute was approved on 8 August 2000) [ 2 ] Eligibility. Top and senior military officers.
Saint George Killing the Dragon, woodcut by Albrecht Dürer (1501/4) In a legend, Saint George —a soldier venerated in Christianity —defeats a dragon at Dragon Hill, Uffington. The story goes that the dragon originally extorted tribute from villagers. When they ran out of livestock and trinkets for the dragon, they started giving up a human ...
The Genovese flag with the red cross was used alongside this "George's flag", from at least 1218, and was known as the insignia cruxata comunis Janue ("cross ensign of the commune of Genoa"). The flag showing the saint himself was the city's principal war flag, but the flag showing the plain cross was used alongside it in the 1240s.
A blue cross over a white field, with an image of St. George slaying the dragon in the middle. 1218–1566: Flag of Republic of Genoa used in Genoese domains of Greece. Saint George's flag, a red cross on white field. 1204–1797: Flag of the Republic of Venice from the portolan chart attributed to A. Dulcert, used in Venetian domains of Greece.
St George's Day in other countries. Saint George is the patron saint of England in a tradition established in the Tudor period, based in the saint's popularity during the times of the Crusades and the Hundred Years' War. Veneration of the saint in folk religion declined in the 18th century. Attempts to revive the celebration of Saint George's ...
Saint George is a patron of the Podgorica, the capital of Montenegro. As in Serbia, his day, known in the local language as Đurđevdan (Serbian: Ђурђевдан – George's day), is an important religious holiday. It is held on 23 April in the Julian calendar, corresponding to 6 May in the Gregorian calendar.