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Originally Posted by Raul  There appears to be no logic at all in the choice of Patron Saint.
St Georges was born in Turkey and was a Roman soldier who declared himself a Christian; he was put to death and subsequently canonnised by the church.
There are no records of him ever setting foot in England. |
Like St Andrew, the choice of St George was political, though more to do with royal politics than those of the church. In the case of George, it was to do with Edward III and the Crusades.
This bloke's a more legitimate patron saint of England, and you should probably be celebrating on 20th November instead. Probably by watching reruns of Blackadder
Saint Columba and Saint Ninian have a much better claim to be patron saints of Scotland than Andrew, anyway. But we'd need to invent a flag to go with them.