Editing Saint George (section)

==Veneration==
{{See also|Saint George in devotions, traditions and prayers}}

===History===
[[File:Paolo Veronese 023.jpg|thumb|left|''Martyrdom of Saint George'', by [[Paolo Veronese]], 1564]]
A [[titular church]] built in [[Lydda]] during the reign of [[Constantine the Great]] ({{Reigned|306|337}}) was consecrated to "a man of the highest distinction", according to the ''[[Church History (Eusebius)|Church History]]'' of [[Eusebius]]; the name of the {{Lang|la|titulus}} "[[Patron saint|patron]]" was not indicated. The [[Church of Saint George and Mosque of Al-Khadr]] located in the city is believed to have housed his [[relics]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Walter |first=Christopher |date=1995 |title=The Origins of the Cult of Saint George |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.3406/rebyz.1995.1911 |journal=Revue des études byzantines |volume=53 |issue=1 |pages=295–326 |doi=10.3406/rebyz.1995.1911 |issn=0766-5598}}</ref>

The veneration of George spread from [[Syria Palaestina]] through Lebanon to the rest of the [[Byzantine Empire]] – though the martyr is not mentioned in the Syriac ''[[horologion|Breviarium]]''<ref name="Butler" /> – and [[Georgia (country)|the region]] east of the [[Black Sea]]. By the 5th century, the veneration of George had reached the Christian [[Western Roman Empire]], as well: in 494, George was canonised as a [[saint]] by [[Pope Gelasius I]], among those "which are known better to God than to human beings."<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gélase |title=The Letters of Gelasius I (492–496): Pastor and Micro-Manager of the Church of Rome |last2=Neil |first2=Bronwen |last3=Allen |first3=Pauline |date=2014 |publisher=Brepols |isbn=978-2-503-55299-6 |series=Adnotationes |location=Turnhout |pages=160}}</ref>

The early cult of the saint was localised in [[Lod|Diospolis (Lydda)]], in modern day [[Israel]]. The first description of Lydda as a pilgrimage site where George's relics were venerated is ''[[De Situ Terrae Sanctae]]'' by the archdeacon Theodosius, written between 518 and 530. By the end of the 6th century, the center of his veneration appears to have shifted to [[Cappadocia (Roman province)|Cappadocia]]. The ''Life'' of [[Saint Theodore of Sykeon]], written in the 7th century, mentions the veneration of the relics of the saint in Cappadocia.<ref>Christopher Walter, "The Origins of the Cult of Saint George", ''Revue des études byzantines'' 53 (1995), 295–326 (p. 296) ([https://www.persee.fr/doc/rebyz_0766-5598_1995_num_53_1_1911 persee.fr] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190528183624/https://www.persee.fr/doc/rebyz_0766-5598_1995_num_53_1_1911 |date=28 May 2019 }})</ref>

By the time of the [[early Muslim conquests]] of the mostly Christian and [[Zoroastrian]] Middle East, a [[Church of Saint George and Mosque of Al-Khadr|basilica in Lydda]] dedicated to George existed.<ref>{{citation | first = Denys | last = Pringle | title = The Churches of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem | publisher = Cambridge University Press | year = 1998 | isbn = 0-521-39037-0 | page = 25}}.</ref> A new church was erected in 1872 and is still standing, where the feast of the translation of the relics of Saint George to that location is celebrated on 3 November each year.<ref>Eastern Christian Publications, ''Theosis: Calendar of Saints'' (2020), pp. 75–76.</ref> In England, he was mentioned among the martyrs by the 8th-century monk [[Bede]]. The ''[[Georgslied]]'' is an adaptation of his legend in [[Old High German]], composed in the late 9th century. The earliest dedication to the saint in England is a church at [[Fordington, Dorset]], that is mentioned in the will of [[Alfred the Great]].<ref>Samantha Riches, ''St. George: Hero, Martyr and Myth'' (Sutton, 2000), {{ISBN|0750924527}}, p. 19.</ref> George did not rise to the position of "patron saint" of England, however, until the 14th century, and he was still obscured by [[Edward the Confessor]], the traditional patron saint of England, until in 1552 during the reign of [[Edward VI]] all saints' banners other than George's were abolished in the [[English Reformation]].<ref>McClendon 1999, p .6</ref><ref>Perrin, ''British Flags'', 1922, p.  38.</ref>
[[File:Cornelis Schut - The beheading of Saint George.jpg|thumb|The martyrdom of Saint George, by [[Cornelis Schut]], 1643]]

Belief in an apparition of George heartened the [[Franks]] at the [[Battle of Antioch (1098)|Battle of Antioch]] in 1098,<ref>{{cite book|last1=Runciman|first1=Steven|title=A History of the Crusades I: The First Crusade|date=1951–1952|publisher=Penguin Classics|isbn=978-0-14-198550-3|pages=204–205}}</ref> and a similar appearance occurred the following year at Jerusalem. The chivalric military [[Order of Sant Jordi d'Alfama]] was established by king [[Peter the Catholic]] from the [[Crown of Aragon]] in 1201, [[Republic of Genoa]], [[Order of Saint George (Kingdom of Hungary)|Kingdom of Hungary]] (1326), and by [[Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor]].<ref>[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13350a.htm ''Catholic Encyclopedia'' 1913, ''s.v.'' "Orders of St. George"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022221745/https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13350a.htm |date=22 October 2021 }} omits Genoa and Hungary: see David Scott Fox, ''Saint George: The Saint with Three Faces'' (1983:59–63, 98–123), noted by McClellan 999:6 note 13. Additional Orders of St. George were founded in the eighteenth century (''Catholic Encyclopedia'').</ref> [[Edward III of England]] put his [[Order of the Garter]] under the banner of George, probably in 1348. The chronicler [[Jean Froissart]] observed the English invoking George as a battle cry on several occasions during the [[Hundred Years' War]]. In his rise as a national saint, George was aided by the very fact that the saint had no legendary connection with England, and no specifically localised shrine, as that of [[Thomas Becket]] at Canterbury: "Consequently, numerous shrines were established during the late fifteenth century," Muriel C. McClendon has written,<ref>McClendon 1999:10.</ref> "and his did not become closely identified with a particular occupation or with the cure of a specific malady."
[[File:Igreja Matriz de São Jorge 20190812 184815 BURST002.jpg|left|thumb|[[Relics]] of George at [[São Jorge parish church]], [[São Jorge (Santana)|São Jorge]], [[Madeira Island]], Portugal]]

In the wake of the Crusades, George became a model of [[chivalry]] in works of literature, including [[medieval romance]]s. In the 13th century, [[Jacobus de Voragine]], Archbishop of Genoa, compiled the ''Legenda Sanctorum'', (''Readings of the Saints'') also known as ''Legenda Aurea'' (the ''Golden Legend''). Its 177 chapters (182 in some editions) include the story of George, among many others. After the invention of the printing press, the book became a best seller.

The establishment of George as a popular saint and protective giant<ref>[[Desiderius Erasmus]], in ''[[The Praise of Folly]]'' (1509, printed 1511) remarked "The Christians have now their gigantic St. George, as well as the pagans had their [[Hercules]]."</ref> in the West, that had captured the medieval imagination, was codified by the official elevation of his feast to a ''festum duplex''<ref>Only the most essential work might be done on a ''festum duplex''</ref> at a church council in 1415, on the date that had become associated with his martyrdom, 23 April. There was wide latitude from community to community in celebration of the day across late medieval and early modern England,<ref>Muriel C. McClendon, "A Moveable Feast: Saint George's Day Celebrations and Religious Change in Early Modern England" ''The Journal of British Studies'' '''38'''.1 (January 1999:1–27).</ref> and no uniform "national" celebration elsewhere, a token of the popular and vernacular nature of George's ''cultus'' and its local horizons, supported by a local guild or confraternity under George's protection, or the dedication of a local church. When the [[English Reformation]] severely curtailed the saints' days in the calendar, Saint George's Day was among the holidays that continued to be observed.

In April 2019, the parish church of São Jorge, in [[São Jorge (Santana)|São Jorge]], [[Madeira Island]], Portugal, solemnly received the [[relic]]s of George, patron saint of the parish. During the celebrations the 504th anniversary of its foundation, the relics were brought by the new Bishop of Funchal, D. [[Nuno Brás]].<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.jornaldamadeira.com/2019/04/29/d-nuno-bras-presidiu-a-festa-em-honra-de-sao-jorge/|title=D. Nuno Brás presidiu à Festa em honra de São Jorge |journal= Jornal da Madeira|last=Gonçalves|first=Luisa|language=pt-PT|date=29 April 2019|access-date=3 September 2019}}</ref>

===Veneration in the Levant===
George is renowned throughout the Middle East, as both saint and prophet. His veneration by Christians and Muslims lies in his composite personality combining several biblical, Quranic and other ancient mythical heroes.<ref name="Hovannisian" /> Saint George is the [[patron saint]] of [[Lebanese Christians]],<ref>{{cite book|title=By this Sign: A.D. 250 to 350 : from the Decian Persecution to the Constantine Era|first=Christian |last=History Project |year=2003| isbn=9780968987322| page =44|publisher=Christian History Project|quote= St. George is also the patron saint of Lebanese and Palestinian Christians.}}</ref> [[Palestinian Christians]]<ref>{{cite book|title=Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations|first=J. Gordon|last= Melton|year=2021| isbn=9781598842050| page =334|publisher=ABC-CLIO|quote=He is also the patron saint of the Palestinian Christian community.}}</ref> and [[Christianity in Syria|Syrian Christians]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Immigrant Narratives: Orientalism and Cultural Translation in Arab American and Arab British Literature|first=Wail |last=S. Hassan |year=2014| isbn=9780199354979| page =83|publisher=Oxford University Press|quote=There are several examples of this: "Besides being the patron saint of England and of the Christians of Syria.}}</ref>

[[File:StGeorgeDragged.jpg|thumb|upright|220px|Saint George dragged through the streets (detail), by [[Bernat Martorell]], 15th century]]

[[William Dalrymple]], who reviewed the literature in 1999, tells us that [[J. E. Hanauer]] in his 1907 book ''Folklore of the Holy Land: Muslim, Christian and Jewish'' "mentioned a shrine in the village of [[Beit Jala]], beside [[Bethlehem]], which at the time was frequented by [[Christians]] who regarded it as the birthplace of George and some [[Jews]] who regarded it as the burial place of the [[Prophet Elias]]. According to Hanauer, in his day the monastery was "a sort of madhouse. Deranged persons of all the three faiths are taken thither and chained in the court of the chapel, where they are kept for forty days on bread and water, the Eastern Orthodox priest at the head of the establishment now and then reading the Gospel over them, or administering a whipping as the case demands."<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.sacred-texts.com/asia/flhl/flhl12.htm|title= Folk-lore of the Holy Land, Moslem, Christian and Jewish | first = JE | last = Hanauer | year = 1907 |access-date=18 January 2007}}</ref> In the 1920s, according to [[Tawfiq Canaan]]'s ''Mohammedan Saints and Sanctuaries in Palestine'', nothing seemed to have changed, and all three communities were still visiting the shrine and praying together."<ref name="Dalrymple">{{cite book |title= From the Holy Mountain: a journey among the Christians of the Middle East |first= William |last= Dalrymple |publisher= [[Henry Holt and Company]] – Owl Books |year= 1999 |isbn=978-0-80-505873-4 |oclc=37928466 |url= https://archive.org/details/fromholymountain00will |via= [[Internet Archive]] }}</ref>

Dalrymple himself visited the place in 1995. "I asked around in the [[Christian Quarter]] in [[Jerusalem]], and discovered that the place was very much alive. With all the greatest shrines in the Christian world to choose from, it seemed that when the local Arab Christians had a problem – an illness, or something more complicated – they preferred to seek the intercession of George in his grubby little shrine at Beit Jala rather than praying at the [[Church of the Holy Sepulchre]] in Jerusalem or the [[Church of the Nativity]] in [[Bethlehem]]."<ref name="Dalrymple" /> He asked the priest at the shrine "Do you get many Muslims coming here?" The priest replied, "We get hundreds! Almost as many as the Christian pilgrims. Often, when I come in here, I find Muslims all over the floor, in the aisles, up and down."<ref name="Dalrymple" /><ref>{{cite journal|title="Georgic" Cults and Saints of the Levant |author=H. S. Haddad|journal=Numen|year=1969|volume=16|issue=1|pages=21–39|doi=10.1163/156852769X00029|jstor=3269569}}</ref>

The ''[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]'' quotes G. A. Smith in his ''Historic Geography of the Holy Land'', p.&nbsp;164, saying: "The Mahommedans who usually identify St. George with the prophet Elijah, at Lydda confound his legend with one about Christ himself. Their name for Antichrist is [[Dajjal]], and they have a tradition that Jesus will slay Antichrist by the gate of Lydda. The notion sprang from an ancient [[bas-relief]] of George and the Dragon on the Lydda church. But Dajjal may be derived, by a very common confusion between ''n'' and ''l'', from [[Dagon]], whose name [[Beit Dajan (disambiguation)|two neighbouring villages]] bear to this day, while one of the gates of Lydda used to be called the Gate of Dagon."<ref>{{Cite EB1911|page=737|wstitle=George, Saint|volume=11}}</ref>

Due to the [[Christianity and Druze|Christian influence on the Druze faith]], two [[Christian saints]] have become among the [[Druze]]'s most venerated figures: Saint George and Saint [[Elijah]].<ref name="Beaurepaire">{{cite book|title=Religious Interactions in Europe and the Mediterranean World: Coexistence and Dialogue from the 12th to the 20th Centuries|first=Pierre-Yves|last=Beaurepaire|year=2017|isbn=9781351722179|pages=310–314|publisher=Taylor & Francis}}</ref> Thus, in all the villages inhabited by Druze and Christians in central [[Mount Lebanon]] a Christian church or Druze [[maqam (shrine)|maqam]] is dedicated to either one of them.<ref name="Beaurepaire"/> According to scholar Ray Jabre Mouawad the Druzes appreciated the two saints for their bravery: [[Saint George and the Dragon|Saint George because he confronted the dragon]] and Saint Elijah because he competed with the pagan priests of [[Baal]] and won over them.<ref name="Beaurepaire"/> In both cases the explanations provided by Christians is that Druzes were attracted to [[Military saint|warrior saints]] that resemble their own militarised society.<ref name="Beaurepaire"/>

===Veneration in the Muslim world===
George is described as a prophetic figure in Islamic sources.<ref name=Littlefield /> George is venerated by some Christians and Muslims because of his composite personality combining several biblical, Quranic and other ancient mythical heroes.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}} In some sources, he is identified with [[Elijah]] or Mar Elis, George or Mar Jirjus and in others as [[al-Khidr]]. The last epithet meaning the "green prophet", is common to Christian, Muslim, and Druze folk piety. Samuel Curtiss who visited an artificial cave dedicated to him where he is identified with Elijah, reports that childless Muslim women used to visit the shrine to pray for children. Per tradition, he was brought to his place of martyrdom in chains, thus priests of Church of St. George chain the sick especially the mentally ill to a chain for overnight or longer for healing. This is sought after by both Muslims and Christians.<ref name="Hovannisian">''Religion and Culture in Medieval Islam'' by Richard G. Hovannisian, Georges Sabagh (2000) {{ISBN|0-521-62350-2}}, Cambridge University Press, pp. 109–110</ref>

According to [[Elizabeth Anne Finn]]'s ''Home in the Holy land'' (1866):<ref>{{cite book | pages =[https://archive.org/details/homeinholylanda00finngoog/page/n64 46]–47|title=Home in the Holyland|author= Elizabeth Anne Finn|publisher=James Nisbet and Co | location = London|year= 1866|url=https://archive.org/details/homeinholylanda00finngoog }}</ref>

{{blockquote|St George killed the dragon in this country; and the place is shown close to [[Beirut|Beyroot]]. Many churches and convents are named after him. The church at Lydda is dedicated to George; so is [[St. George's Monastery, Al-Khader|a convent]] near [[Bethlehem]], and another small one just opposite the [[Jaffa Gate]], and others beside. The Arabs believe that George can restore mad people to their senses, and to say a person has been sent to St. George's is equivalent to saying he has been sent to a madhouse. It is singular that the Moslem Arabs adopted this veneration for St George, and send their mad people to be cured by him, as well as the Christians, but they commonly call him [[Khidr|El Khudder]] – The Green
– according to their favourite manner of using epithets instead of names. Why he should be called green, however, I cannot tell  – unless it is from the colour of his horse. Gray horses are called green in Arabic.|author=|title=|source=}}

[[File:Coin of Kvirike III.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.35|The earliest numismatic depiction of St. George. Coin of [[Kvirike III]], [[Kingdom of Georgia]], {{Circa|1015}}]]

The mosque of Nabi Jurjis, which was restored by [[Timur]] in the 14th century, was located in Mosul and supposedly contained the tomb of George.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6XMBAwAAQBAJ&q=saint+george+mosque+mosul&pg=PA525|title=Middle East and Africa: International Dictionary of Historic Places|date=5 March 2014|publisher=I.B. Tauris|page=525|isbn=978-1-134-25986-1}}</ref> It was however destroyed in July 2014 [[Islamic State occupation of Mosul|by the occupying]] [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]], who also destroyed the Mosque of the Prophet Sheeth ([[Seth]]) and the [[Mosque of the Prophet Yunus|Mosque of the Prophet Younis]] ([[Jonah]]). The militants claimed that such mosques have become places for apostasy instead of prayer.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iraq/10994818/Islamic-militants-destroy-historic-14th-century-mosque-in-Mosul.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iraq/10994818/Islamic-militants-destroy-historic-14th-century-mosque-in-Mosul.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Islamic militants destroy historic 14th century mosque in Mosul|newspaper=[[Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]|date=28 July 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

George or ''[[Hazrat]]'' Jurjays was the patron saint of Mosul. Along with [[Theodosius the Cenobiarch|Theodosius]], he was revered by both Christian and Muslim communities of [[Jazira Region|Jazira]] and [[Anatolia]]. The wall paintings of [[Kırk Dam Altı Kilise]] at [[Belisırma]] dedicated to him are dated between 1282 and 1304. These paintings depict him as a mounted knight appearing between donors including a Georgian lady called Thamar and her husband, the Emir and Consul Basil, while the Seljuk Sultan [[Mesud II]] and Byzantine Emperor [[Andronicus II]] are also named in the inscriptions.<ref>{{cite book|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mUgyAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA402|title=Beyond the Legacy of Genghis Khan|author=Teresa Fitzherbert|editor=Linda Komaroff|chapter=Religious Diversity Under Ilkhanid Rule|date=5 October 2006|publisher=Brill|page=402|isbn=9789047418573}}</ref>

A [[maqam (shrine)|shrine]] attributed to prophet George can be found in [[Diyarbakır]], Turkey. [[Evliya Çelebi]] states in his ''[[Seyahatname]]'' that he visited the tombs of prophet [[Jonah]] and prophet George in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=EVLİYA ÇELEBİ NİN SEYAHATNAME SİNDE DİYARBAKIR* DIYARBAKIR IN EVLIYA ÇELEBI S SEYAHATNAME – PDF Ücretsiz indirin|url=https://docplayer.biz.tr/20638287-Evliya-celebi-nin-seyahatname-sinde-diyarbakir-diyarbakir-in-evliya-celebi-s-seyahatname.html|access-date=21 August 2020|website=docplayer.biz.tr}}</ref><ref>[https://www.tigrishaber.com/evliya-celebi-diyarbakirda-521yy.htm EVLİYA ÇELEBİ DİYARBAKIR’DA (Turkish)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613121442/https://www.tigrishaber.com/evliya-celebi-diyarbakirda-521yy.htm |date=13 June 2021 }} ''TigrisHaber''. Posted 22 July 2014.</ref>

The reverence for Saint George, who is often identified with Al-Khidr, is deeply integrated into various aspects of Druze culture and religious practices.<ref name="Ferg 2020 197–200">{{cite book|title=Geography, Religion, Gods, and Saints in the Eastern Mediterranean|first=Erica|last=Ferg|year=2020 |isbn=9780429594496 |pages=197–200 |publisher=Routledge|quote=}}</ref> He is seen as a guardian of the [[Druze]] community and a symbol of their enduring faith and resilience. Additionally, Saint George is regarded as a protector and healer in Druze tradition.<ref name="Ferg 2020 197–200"/> The story of Saint George slaying the dragon is interpreted allegorically, representing the triumph of good over evil and the protection of the faithful from harm.<ref name="Ferg 2020 197–200"/>

===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)