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Different regions of Georgia have different traditions, and in most folk tales Saint George is venerated very highly. In the province of Kakheti, there is an icon of St George known as White George. This image is also seen on the current Coat of Arms of Georgia. The region of Pshavi has icons known as the Cuppola St. George and Lashari St. George.
St. George's is a popular Caribbean tourist destination. The town has developed in recent years, [when?] while preserving its history, culture, and natural environment. [citation needed] The parish in which St George's is located, is the home of St. George’s University School of Medicine and Maurice Bishop International Airport. The main ...
Monument to Saint George on Freedom Square, Tbilisi, Georgia. The country of Georgia, where devotions to the saint date back to the fourth century, is not technically named after the saint, but is a well-attested back-formation of the English name. However, many towns and cities around the world are. George is one of the patron saints of Georgia.
St. George's Roman Catholic Church (Louisville), Kentucky; St. George's Episcopal Church (Austin, Nevada), NRHP-listed; St. George's Anglican Church (Helmetta, New Jersey), NHRP district contributing property; St. George & St. Shenouda Coptic Orthodox Church (Jersey City, New Jersey) St. George Coptic Orthodox Church (Brooklyn), New York
The St. George club coincidentally played their inaugural New South Wales Rugby League first grade match on St. George's Day, 23 April 1921 at the Sydney Sports Ground in Australia. [27] In Newfoundland and Labrador, St. George's Day is a provincial holiday, usually observed on the Monday nearest 23 April.
St. George on the coat of arms of the country of Georgia. Saint Nino of Cappadocia, who was probably a relative of Saint George on her father's side, was taken as a slave woman and was moved to ancient Iberia (a remote part of the Roman Empire between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea) in about 320. But she became a healer and confidant to the ...
A new law that took effect in Georgia on July 1 upped the penalty for a first swatting conviction from a misdemeanor to a felony, punishable with a penalty of five to ten years in prison and up to ...
Calocybe gambosa, commonly known as St. George's mushroom, is an edible mushroom that grows mainly in fields, grass verges and roadsides. Deriving its common name from when it first appears in the UK , namely on St George's Day (23 April).