St George is, inter alia, the Patron Saint of:
Portugal, Georgia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Agricutural workers, Moscow, Catalonia, Aragon,Majorca, Palestinian christians, Beirut, Butchers, Freemasons, Armourers, Field workers, Horsemen, Knights, Sheperds, Saddlers, Sheep, Horses, Syphilitics, Herpes sufferers, Soldiers and Skin diseases
Oh and England too of course! If a patron saint deserves a day off it's him!
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Oh LOL I'm not sure if this is appropriate but I'm laughing at the patron saint of herpes sufferers.
He is also patron saint of sunglasses, sweet wrappers, street artists and chinese yo-yo champions!
Interesting.
thanks for stopping by.
I have a pendant of him slaying a dragon with I believe Romanian inscription. Busy guy indeed!
He does deserve a day off!
Looking after all that lot, especially sufferers of those nasty diseases make him a saint, if he wasn't already.
Don't worry Nunyaa I had a lugh when I first found out too!
and of mediocre prestidigitatos too mutley!
Sue, Cheire, jmb. I agree. He is overworked and has too many unpleasant disseases too!
Trust you, Jams, to bring in this angle. :)
I couldn't resist pointing that out!
Wonder why he is not the patron saint of the working poor, yet. George seems to need quite a few jobs to make a living.
Haha Sean. I fear that it would be the straw that breaks the camel's back though!
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