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!
Oh LOL I'm not sure if this is appropriate but I'm laughing at the patron saint of herpes sufferers.
ReplyDeleteHe is also patron saint of sunglasses, sweet wrappers, street artists and chinese yo-yo champions!
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I have a pendant of him slaying a dragon with I believe Romanian inscription. Busy guy indeed!
ReplyDeleteHe does deserve a day off!
ReplyDeleteLooking after all that lot, especially sufferers of those nasty diseases make him a saint, if he wasn't already.
ReplyDeleteDon't worry Nunyaa I had a lugh when I first found out too!
ReplyDeleteand 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. :)
ReplyDeleteI couldn't resist pointing that out!
ReplyDeleteWonder why he is not the patron saint of the working poor, yet. George seems to need quite a few jobs to make a living.
ReplyDeleteHaha Sean. I fear that it would be the straw that breaks the camel's back though!
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