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St. George was a Christian martyrperson who suffers or is put to death for a belief who lived in the Middle East in the A.D. 200s. Over the centuries, legends grew up about his courage and piety.faithfulness to beliefs The most popular tale described how St. George killed a terrifying dragon.

The dragon was threatening the local citizens in a city. The people decided to cast lots each day to choose one person for the dragon to eat, thus sparing the rest of the population. One day the king's daughter was selected to be the dragon's victim. As the dragon prepared to devour her, St. George arrived. He charged forward, made the sign of the cross, and killed the dragon. Impressed with both his faith and his strength, the people of the city decided to convert to Christianity.

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