St. George is the patron saint of England. Every country in the UK has its own patron saint who in times of great peril is called upon to help save the country from its enemies .St George was a brave Roman soldier who protested against the Romans' torture of Christians and died for his beliefs. The popularity of St George in England stems from the time of the early Crusades. St George was a Roman soldier who protested against the Romans' torture of Christians and died for his beliefs. St George is always depicted as a knight carrying a shield with a red cross generally sitting upon a horse and always killing a dragon probably because, in the past killed a dragon . This event is celebrated on April 23rd .
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