Editing Saint George (section)

===Feast days===
{{See also|Saint George in devotions, traditions and prayers}}
[[File:Dante Gabriel Rossetti - The Wedding of St George and Princess Sabra.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.35|''The Wedding of St George and Princess Sabra'' by [[Dante Gabriel Rossetti]] (1857)]]
In the [[General Roman Calendar]], the feast of George is on 23 April. In the [[Tridentine calendar]] of 1568, it was given the [[ranking of liturgical days in the Roman Rite|rank]] of "Semidouble". In [[Pope Pius XII]]'s [[General Roman Calendar of Pope Pius XII|1955 calendar]] this rank was reduced to "Simple", and in [[Pope John XXIII]]'s [[General Roman Calendar of 1960|1960 calendar]] to a [[Commemoration (liturgy)|"Commemoration"]]. Since [[Pope Paul VI]]'s [[Mysterii Paschalis|1969 revision]], it appears as an [[Memorial (liturgy)|"optional memorial]]". In some countries such as England, the rank is higher – it is a Solemnity (Roman Catholic) or Feast ([[Church of England]]): if it falls between Palm Sunday and the Second Sunday of Easter inclusive, it is transferred to the Monday after the Second Sunday of Easter.<ref>The Divine Office: Table of Liturgical Days, Section I (RC) and Calendar, Lectionary and Collects (Church House Publishing 1997) p. 12 (C of E)</ref>

George is very much honoured by the Eastern Orthodox Church, wherein he is referred to as a "Great Martyr", and in [[Oriental Orthodoxy]] overall. His [[calendar of saints|major feast day]] is on 23 April (Julian calendar 23 April currently corresponds to Gregorian calendar 6 May). If, however, the feast occurs before [[Easter]], it is celebrated on [[Easter Monday]], instead. The Russian Orthodox Church also celebrates two additional feasts in honour of George. One is on 3 November, commemorating the [[consecration]] of a [[cathedral]] dedicated to him in Lydda during the reign of [[Constantine the Great]] (305–337). When the church was consecrated, the [[relic]]s of George were transferred there. The other feast is on 26 November for a church dedicated to him in [[Kyiv]], {{Circa|1054}}.

In [[Bulgaria]], George's day ({{langx|bg|Гергьовден}}) is celebrated on 6 May, when it is customary to slaughter and roast a lamb. George's day is also a [[public holiday]].

In [[Serbia]] and [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]], the [[Serbian Orthodox Church]] refers to George as ''Sveti Djordje'' (''Свети Ђорђе'') or ''Sveti Georgije'' (''Свети Георгије''). George's day (''Đurđevdan'') is celebrated on 6 May, and is a common [[slava (patron saint day)|''slava'' (patron saint day)]] among ethnic [[Serbs]].

In [[Egypt]], the [[Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria]] refers to George ({{Langx|cop|Ⲡⲓⲇⲅⲓⲟⲥ Ⲅⲉⲟⲣⲅⲓⲟⲥ or ⲅⲉⲱⲣⲅⲓⲟⲥ}}) as the "Prince of Martyrs" and celebrates his martyrdom on the 23rd of [[Paremhat]] of the [[Coptic calendar]], equivalent to 1 May.<ref>{{Cite web |title=St. George|url=https://www.copticchurch.net/synaxarium/saints/george.html#:~:text=In%20Egypt,%20the%20Copts%20call%20him,%20%22The%20Prince,them.%20The%20Greeks%20call%20him%20%22the%20Great%20Martyr%22. |access-date=20 July 2023 |website=CopticChurch.net}}</ref> The [[Copts]] also celebrate the consecration of the first church dedicated to him on the seventh of the month of Hatour of the Coptic calendar usually equivalent to 17 November.

In India, the [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Church]], one of the oriental catholic churches ([[Eastern Catholic Churches]]), and [[Malankara Orthodox Church]] venerate George. The main pilgrim centres of the saint in India are at Aruvithura and Puthuppally in Kottayam District, [[Edathua]]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://edathuapalli.org/church/ |title= St. George forane church Edathua-689573 |last= B |first= Sathish |publisher= Sathish B |date= 20 March 2008 |website= Edathuapalli |access-date= 5 February 2017 |archive-date= 7 August 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200807151233/http://edathuapalli.org/church/ |url-status= dead }}</ref> in [[Alappuzha]] district, and [[Edappally]]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.edappallystgeorge.org/ |title= St. George forane church Edappally |publisher= St: George Church |date= 22 April 2014 |website= Edappally |access-date= 5 February 2017 |archive-date= 9 March 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180309205243/http://www.edappallystgeorge.org/ |url-status= dead }}</ref> in [[Ernakulam]] district of the southern state of [[Kerala]]. The saint is commemorated each year from 27 April to 14 May at Edathua.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Arrangements for Edathua church fete |url= http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/arrangements-for-edathua-church-fete/article8428550.ece|newspaper= The Hindu |location= Alappuzha |date= 3 April 2016 |access-date= 5 February 2017}}</ref> On 27 April after the flag hoisting ceremony by the parish priest, the statue of the saint is taken from one of the altars and placed at the extension of the church to be venerated by devotees till 14 May. The main feast day is 7 May, when the statue of the saint along with other saints is taken in procession around the church. Intercession to George of Edathua is believed to be efficacious in repelling snakes and in curing mental ailments. The sacred relics of George were brought to [[Antioch]] from [[Mardin]] in 900 and were taken to Kerala, India, from Antioch in 1912 by Mar Dionysius of Vattasseril and kept in the Orthodox seminary at Kundara, Kerala. H.H. Mathews II Catholicos had given the relics to St. George churches at Puthupally, Kottayam District, and Chandanappally, Pathanamthitta district.

George is [[Calendar of saints (Church of England)|remembered]] in the [[Church of England]] with a [[Festival (Anglicanism)|Festival]] on 23 April.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Calendar|url=https://www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/worship-texts-and-resources/common-worship/churchs-year/calendar|access-date=27 March 2021|website=The Church of England}}</ref>

Catholic Church feast days:
* 23 April – main commemoration<ref>{{Cite web |last=popadmin |date=25 March 2021 |title=23 April: Feast of Saint George – Prince of Peace Catholic Church & School |url=https://princeofpeacetaylors.org/23-april-feast-of-saint-george/ |access-date=19 August 2022 }}</ref>
* 24 April – commemoration in [[Catholic Church in Poland|Poland]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=24 kwietnia: św. Jerzego, męczennika |url=https://ordo.pallotyni.pl/index.php/mszal-rzymski/swieci-kwiecien/1369-24-kwietnia-sw-jerzego-meczennika |access-date=19 August 2022 |website=ordo.pallotyni.pl}}</ref> (23 April – commemoration of [[Saint Wojciech]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=23 kwietnia: św. Wojciecha, biskupa i męczennika, głównego patrona Polski |url=https://ordo.pallotyni.pl/index.php/mszal-rzymski/swieci-kwiecien/1367-23-kwietnia-sw-wojciecha-biskupa-i-meczennika-glownego-patrona-polski |access-date=19 August 2022 |website=ordo.pallotyni.pl}}</ref>
* 7 May – [[martyrdom]] in [[Lydda]]
* 20 June – commemoration of [[Translation (relic)|translation]] of [[Sacred Relic of Saint George|relics]] to [[Anchin Abbey]]

Eastern Orthodox Church feast days:<ref>{{Cite web |title=ГЕОРГИЙ ПОБЕДОНОСЕЦ – Древо |url=http://drevo-info.ru/articles/10133.html |access-date=17 July 2022 |website=drevo-info.ru |language=ru}}</ref>
* 27 January – Commemoration of the Miracle (deliverance of the island of [[Zakynthos]] from the plague) of the Great Martyr George in [[Zakynthos]] in 1689/1688. ([[Greek Orthodox Church]])<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 January 2013 |title=Ο Τροπαιοφόρος και η πανούκλα |url=https://www.imerazante.gr/2013/01/31/59443 |access-date=17 July 2022 |website=Εφημερίδα Ημέρα, Ζάκυνθος. |language=el}}</ref>
* 12 April – Gerontius from Cappadocia, [[martyr]], father of George, husband of Polychronia ({{Circa|290|lk=no}})<ref>{{Cite web |title=ГЕРОНТИЙ КАППАДОКИЙСКИЙ – Древо |url=http://drevo-info.ru/articles/13675435.html |access-date=17 July 2022 |website=drevo-info.ru |language=ru}}</ref>
* 23 April – Holy Glorious [[Great-martyr]], Victory-bearer and [[Wonderworker]] George (303) [<nowiki/>[[Death anniversary]]]
* 23 April – Polychronia from Cappadocia, martyr, mother of George, wife of Gerontius (303/304)<ref>{{Cite web |title=ПОЛИХРОНИЯ КАППАДОКИЙСКАЯ – Древо |url=http://drevo-info.ru/articles/13675436.html |access-date=17 July 2022 |website=drevo-info.ru |language=ru}}</ref>
* 6 May – [[George's Day in Spring]] [<nowiki/>[[Bulgarian Orthodox Church|BOC]] and [[Serbian Orthodox Church|SOC]]]
* 3 November – Dedication of the [[Church of Saint George and Mosque of Al-Khadr|Church of the Great-martyr George]] in [[Lydda]] (4th century)
* 10 November – Commemoration of the torture of Great-martyr George in 303 [<nowiki/>[[Georgian Orthodox Church|GOC]]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=КОЛЕСОВАНИЕ ВЕЛИКОМУЧЕНИКА ГЕОРГИЯ – Древо |url=http://drevo-info.ru/articles/4346.html |access-date=17 July 2022 |website=drevo-info.ru |language=ru}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Воспоминание колесования великомученика Георгия Победоносца (Груз.) — Храм великомученицы Ирины |url=http://xn----7sbzarjpe3b6d.xn--p1ai/%d0%b2%d0%be%d1%81%d0%bf%d0%be%d0%bc%d0%b8%d0%bd%d0%b0%d0%bd%d0%b8%d0%b5-%d0%ba%d0%be%d0%bb%d0%b5%d1%81%d0%be%d0%b2%d0%b0%d0%bd%d0%b8%d1%8f-%d0%b2%d0%b5%d0%bb%d0%b8%d0%ba%d0%be%d0%bc%d1%83%d1%87%d0%b5/ |access-date=17 July 2022 |language=ru-RU}}</ref>
* 26 November – Dedication of the [[Saint George's Day|Church of St. George]] at [[Kyiv]] (1051)