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Saint George was venerated in England as early as the eighth century and devotions to Saint George and shrines dedicated to him continued to grow during the Middle Ages across Europe. [21] Saint George's Abbey on the Reichenau monastic island on Lake Constance in Germany was founded in 888 and in about the year 900 Georgslied (Song of Saint ...
Devotions to Saint George in Brazil was influenced by the Portuguese colonisation. George is the unofficial patron saint of the city of Rio de Janeiro (title officially attributed to Saint Sebastian ) and of the city of São Jorge dos Ilhéus (Saint George of Ilhéus).
Saint George's Day is the feast day of Saint George, celebrated by Christian churches, ... Devotions to Saint George in Portugal date back to the twelfth century, ...
Saint Benedict Medal; Saint George in devotions, traditions and prayers; Santo Niño de Arévalo; Holy Infant of Atocha; Santo Niño de Cebú; Scapular; Scapular of Help of the Sick; Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel; Scapular of Our Lady of Ransom; Scapular of Saint Michael the Archangel; Confraternity of St. Benedict; Scapular of Saint Dominic
Saint Joseph's Medal is a sacramental introduced in 1971 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Saint Joseph being declared the patron of the Catholic Church. A number of local devotions and customs to Saint Joseph exist around the world, e.g. Alpine regions, Josephstragen (German for carrying Saint Joseph) takes place on the 9 days before ...
Popular devotion to Saint George is very strong in Rio de Janeiro, where the saint vies in popularity with the city's official patron Saint Sebastian, both saints' feast days being local holidays. Saint George is also the patron saint of the football club Corinthians, of São Paulo. The club stadium is Parque São Jorge (Saint George's Park). [17]
Pages in category "Saint George (martyr)" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. ... Saint George in devotions, traditions and prayers; G.
The iconography of military saints Theodore, George and Demetrius as horsemen is a direct continuation of the Roman-era "Thracian horseman" type iconography.The iconography of the dragon appears to grow out of the serpent entwining the "tree of life" on one hand, and with the draco standard used by late Roman cavalry on the other.
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