2006-10-29 06:01:31 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
i have read extensively on the subject of the Knights Templars and there is a connection; i think it was something to do with the Assassins; a shiite sect of Islam; but can't remember for the life of me the connection. hoping all you bright sparks would help me out.
2006-10-29 06:20:36 · update #1
Where did you come up with that fascinating hoax/urban legend?
Muslims don't have "saints" and there's nothing in google on either islam patron saint or st. george islam/.
2006-10-29 06:09:21 · answer #1 · answered by spongeworthy_us 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Old georgie boy was not english, he was operating around the old persian territories many centuries ago, so the story goes.
Does Islam have saints or "venerated" people? Don't know how he got mixed up with the english and I have never heard of any tie up with the Knights Templar. However they got their hands on a number of secret documents when they were in Jerusalem so who knows what info they had on him.
2006-10-29 15:20:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Wikipedia article on St. George includes the following statement regarding his connection to Islam.
"In Islamic cultures, the Prophet or Saint al-Khidr or Khizar; according to the Quran a companion of the Prophet Muwsa Moses, is associated with Jirjis (St.George), who is also venerated under that name by Christians among mainly Muslim people, especially Palestinian people, and mainly around Jerusalem, where according to tradition he lived and often prayed near the Temple Mount, and is venerated as a protector in times of crisis. His main monument is the elongated mosque Qubbat al-Khidr ('The Dome of al-Khidr') which stands isolated from any close neighbors on the northwest corner of the Dome of the Rock terrace in Jerusalem."
2006-10-29 14:15:17 · answer #3 · answered by Suzianne 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
He's also the patron saint of Germany and soldiers .
2006-10-30 02:39:32 · answer #4 · answered by nicemanvery 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe because he had known a fire breathing dragon, who knows and who cares really? Well im curious now so maybe i do care..........hope somebody comes up with better answer thani did! lol
2006-11-01 19:14:59 · answer #5 · answered by AliG 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As he was Turkish I'm not surprised
2006-10-29 18:31:31 · answer #6 · answered by Badger 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He was middle-eastern..maybe Armenian..so you maybe right..he was definitely not English.
2006-10-29 14:12:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I wasn't aware that Muslims had saints.
2006-10-29 14:08:40 · answer #8 · answered by The Gadfly 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋