What nationality is ST GEORGE?

Answer 1

It's generally thought that he was Turkish, and I knew we just couldn't get through a question like this without the intervention of Mr Wiki and Company.....

Answer 2

St George is an English Saint

Answer 3

Saint George (there are others but this one is the first) was born in Cappadocia (in modern Turkey). It does not make it a Turk however, since the Turkish population arrived centuries later in the region. It is difficult therefore to give him a nationality in modern terms. At the time it was the Roman Empire, so one could say he was Cappadocian and, to a certain extent, Roman.

Answer 4

Actually, it's very difficult to assign a nationality to him.

His name is Greek, but as he probably did come from somewhere in Asia Minor (modern Turkey) he could have been from a great number of cultural/linguistic groups. What he clearly was *not*, however, is Turkish, as the Turks didn't arrive in Asia Minor until long after St George. We mustn't confuse his coming from 'Turkey' with his being 'Turkish'. (Not least because of that Greek name.)

He wasn't English, despite his being adopted as the English patron saint.

Answer 5

In Christian hagiography Saint George (c. 275-281–April 23, 303) was a soldier of the Roman Empire who was venerated as a Christian martyr. Saint George is the most venerated saint in Orthodox Christianity. Immortalised in the tale of George and the Dragon, he is the patron saint of several countries, including England, Ethiopia, Georgia, Montenegro, Catalonia and the city of Moscow, as well as a wide range of professions, organisations and disease sufferers.

Answer 6

St George is the patron saint of England and among the most famous of Christian figures. He is also patron saint of Georgia (the country), Moscow, Malta and many other places.

But of the man himself, nothing is certainly known. Our earliest source, Eusebius of Caesarea, writing c. 322, tells of a soldier of noble birth who was put to death under Diocletian at Nicomedia on 23 April, 303, but makes no mention of his name, his country or his place of burial.

The "Golden Legend" which is a completely fictitious lives of the saints, says his father came from Cappodocia (in modern Turkey) and his mother from Lydda in Palestine. This why many people incorrectly believe he comes from the Middle East - the truth is, we don't know.

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Dear pianojono.

I'm sorry if you take offence to me posting a link to Wikipedia. If you would care to look a little closer, you will see that I have posted links to two other sources as well.

The important thing is that a good answer should have a source attached to it - rather than just a bald statement that cannot be researched or corroborated by anyone (eg. the people who have stated quite factually in this thread that St. George was English). Better Wiki as a source than nothing at all, surely ?

Answer 7

St.George is the patron saint of Georgia near Russia. In all probability he was a Georgian. The present day Georgian flag has (I think) three red crosses of St.George. The flag of England just the one, but broader.

Answer 8

st george was english because if he had an england cross on his shiled when goin 2 fight that dragon thigy. But if he was turk he would have a turk flag

Answer 9

He wasn't English that much is definate. It is a toss up between Turkish or Ukrainian, although I would plump for being from what is now modern Turkey.

Answer 10

Well he's the patron saint of England so that would make him English (I hope) but as England is not a nation it's a country, his nationality would be British.