Directory of Saint George Resources

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Sites related to St. George, soldier and martyr. He attracted a cultus early on, and was very popular in the Middle Ages. St. George is the patron of Georgia (naturally), England, Canada, Greece, Germany, Moscow, and the Boy Scouts.

Resources in This Category

• A Saint a Day: St. George

  http://www.holyspiritinteractive.net/kids/saints/0423.asp
  The story of this soldier saint and martyr. Suitable for children.

• Catholic Encyclopedia: St. George

  http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06453a.htm
  Long, scholarly article on St. George, martyr, patron saint of England.

• George

  http://catholicsaints.info/saint-george/
  Illustrated profile of St. George, also known as Victory Bringer from the Catholic Community Forum, with links.

• George, Soldier and Martyr

  http://elvis.rowan.edu/~kilroy/JEK/04/23b.html
  With prayer in traditional and contemporary language.

• Of S. George, Martyr

  http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/goldenlegend/GL-vol3-george.asp
  From "The Golden Legend," by Jacobus de Voragine. William Caxton translation, hosted by the Medieval Sourcebook.

• Saint George

  http://www.domestic-church.com/CONTENT.DCC/19980301/SAINTS/STGEORGE.HTM
  Three accounts of the life of St. George: for children ages 0-8, children 8-14, and age 14-adult.

• Saint George

  http://www.britannia.com/history/stgeorge.html
  Michael Collins reviews the historical Saint George, legends, and his place in English history, literature, and institutions.

• St George, Martyr

  http://www.ewtn.com/library/MARY/GEORGE.htm
  From Alban Butler's Lives of the Saints.

• The Saints: St. George

  http://www.cin.org/saints/stgeorge.html
  Short profile of St. George. Illustrated. From the book "The Saints: A Concise Biographical Dictionary," edited by John Coulson.

• Wikipedia: St George

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_George
  A lengthy article on the saint, including the traditional account of his life, a range of suggested origins for the dragon legend, and his modern status.

 

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