In Barcelona, we are accustomed to seeing book stalls along the streets, surrounded by loving couples exchanging books and roses. Sant Jordi is an important emblem for Catalans: he embodies multi-culturalism, strength and is a protector of lovers. He also slew dragons on his day off in Montblanc.
 

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Funnily enough, he did the same thing at more or less the same time in other countries. Sant Jordi is also the patron saint of Romania, Portugal, Georgia and England!

Though we don’t truly celebrate his life in England on the 23rd of April, he still is an important part of English history due to him being the patron saint. It’s amazing to think that someone associated with English ideals of honour, bravery and gallantry wasn’t actually English!

Very little is truly known about the real man but he was remembered for his devotion to the Christian faith, even under torture. Stories about what he was made to endure because of his beliefs became legends. Eight centuries after his death, his legend had become so great that he may as well have been called Superman or James Bond. He overcame all his enemies, stayed true to his faith and, according to the English, killed a dragon on Dragon Hill, in Berkshire.

Yes, this is where most historians agree that something wasn’t true. Most historians actually believe that he was from Turkey and, although he travelled to many countries, he might have visited neither England nor Catalonia. In the fourteenth century, he was named patron saint of England by King Edward III because he represented bravery and he has remained patron saint ever since.

That’s all for the history lesson on legends and dragons and love! Check out our blog test to see if you can match the patron saints with the countries.

 
J. Mitchell
 

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Mamen

 
In Barcelona, we are accustomed to seeing book stalls along the streets, surrounded by loving couples exchanging books and roses. Sant Jordi is an important emblem for Catalans: he embodies multi-culturalism, strength and is a protector of lovers. He also slew dragons on his day off in Montblanc.
 

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Funnily enough, he did the same thing at more or less the same time in other countries. Sant Jordi is also the patron saint of Romania, Portugal, Georgia and England!

Though we don’t truly celebrate his life in England on the 23rd of April, he still is an important part of English history due to him being the patron saint. It’s amazing to think that someone associated with English ideals of honour, bravery and gallantry wasn’t actually English!

Very little is truly known about the real man but he was remembered for his devotion to the Christian faith, even under torture. Stories about what he was made to endure because of his beliefs became legends. Eight centuries after his death, his legend had become so great that he may as well have been called Superman or James Bond. He overcame all his enemies, stayed true to his faith and, according to the English, killed a dragon on Dragon Hill, in Berkshire.

Yes, this is where most historians agree that something wasn’t true. Most historians actually believe that he was from Turkey and, although he travelled to many countries, he might have visited neither England nor Catalonia. In the fourteenth century, he was named patron saint of England by King Edward III because he represented bravery and he has remained patron saint ever since.

That’s all for the history lesson on legends and dragons and love! Check out our blog test to see if you can match the patron saints with the countries.

 
J. Mitchell
 

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Mamen

 
In Barcelona, we are accustomed to seeing book stalls along the streets, surrounded by loving couples exchanging books and roses. Sant Jordi is an important emblem for Catalans: he embodies multi-culturalism, strength and is a protector of lovers. He also slew dragons on his day off in Montblanc.
 

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Funnily enough, he did the same thing at more or less the same time in other countries. Sant Jordi is also the patron saint of Romania, Portugal, Georgia and England!

Though we don’t truly celebrate his life in England on the 23rd of April, he still is an important part of English history due to him being the patron saint. It’s amazing to think that someone associated with English ideals of honour, bravery and gallantry wasn’t actually English!

Very little is truly known about the real man but he was remembered for his devotion to the Christian faith, even under torture. Stories about what he was made to endure because of his beliefs became legends. Eight centuries after his death, his legend had become so great that he may as well have been called Superman or James Bond. He overcame all his enemies, stayed true to his faith and, according to the English, killed a dragon on Dragon Hill, in Berkshire.

Yes, this is where most historians agree that something wasn’t true. Most historians actually believe that he was from Turkey and, although he travelled to many countries, he might have visited neither England nor Catalonia. In the fourteenth century, he was named patron saint of England by King Edward III because he represented bravery and he has remained patron saint ever since.

That’s all for the history lesson on legends and dragons and love! Check out our blog test to see if you can match the patron saints with the countries.

 
J. Mitchell
 

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Mamen

 
Año tras año, con motivo del día de Sant Jordi, la ciudad de Barcelona entra en efervescencia. Durante su celebración, calles y plazas adquieren un colorido y una animación únicas tras acoger a un sinfín de gentes, puestos de libros y rosas. Sant Jordi se ha consolidado como un acontecimiento emblemático de innegable sabor popular durante el que las parejas intercambian libros y rosas en símbolo de amor, cultura e identidad. La celebración de Sant Jordi —aquel héroe que según la leyenda salvó a la princesa de un feroz dragón que amenazaba con devorarla fuera de las murallas de Montblanc—, es, a día de hoy, no ya una fiesta, sino una tradición fuertemente arraigada en la sociedad catalana.
 

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Curiosamente y, como tal, San Jorge también es el santo patrón de países como Rumanía, Portugal, Georgia e Inglaterra, entre otros. Gran Bretaña, por ejemplo, ha visto aumentar en los últimos años la popularidad de esta celebración que conmemora la muerte de Saint George cada 23 de abril, convirtiéndose en un día festivo de marcado carácter nacional y, posiblemente, de más protagonismo en tierras inglesas. ¡No deja de resultar paradójico que su figura se asocie a los ideales ingleses de honor y gallardía cuando el santo mismo no fue realmente inglés!

Es poco lo que se sabe del hombre real, mucho de lo que nos ha llegado hasta nuestros días es fruto de mitos, pero en lo que sí parece haber consenso es que San Jorge fue un soldado romano que sufrió martirio por negarse a renunciar a la fe cristiana. Las cruzadas contribuyeron a expandir su nombre al punto que, ocho siglos después de su muerte, el alcance de su leyenda es tan abarcador que bien pudiera haberse llamado Superman o Jamen Bond. Venció a sus enemigos, se mantuvo fiel a sus creencias y, por demás, y según los ingleses, mató a un dragón en Dragon Hill, Berkshire.

La evidencia histórica parece indicar que San Jorge nació en Capadocia, la actual Turquía, de hecho es allí, en la dinastía merovingia, donde se descubre el primer indicio de veneración a su figura. En el siglo XIV el rey Eduardo III, conocido por promover el código de caballería, entendiendo que ésta debía contar con un patrono con tintes épicos que representase la valentía de sus valores, decide nombrar a Saint George patrón de Inglaterra.

 
J. Mitchell
 

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Mamen

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