Yes, St. George was a martyr. He was tortured and beheaded about the year 304.
Yes, Saint George is one of the patron saints of soldiers.
Since he was a Roman soldier, it is doubtful that George carried any saint into battle.
The only thing we know about St. George is that he was a soldier and martyred about the year 304 by beheading at Lydda, Palestine. Everything else is pure legend.
There is not one that I can find, but I would recommend Saint Natalia, wife of Saint Adrian of Nicomedia. He was a Roman Soldier martyred for the faith and she cared for him and other Christians awaiting martyrdom before her death, which may have been a martyrs death also.
The brave soldier martyred on his country's independence day. He must have had a martyr complex.
George was martyred. He martyred no one.
St. George was a Roman soldier in Palestine.
The Roman emperor decreed that all Christian soldiers serving in his army must renounce their Christianity and offer sacrifices to the pagan Roman gods or face execution. Saint George refused and was martyred.
Cult of St. George, martyred Saint, who slew a dragon Libya.
George was a Roman soldier and Christian who was martyred when he refused orders to renounce his religion and persecute Christians.
The story is a legend or myth. About all that is known about Saint George is that he was a Roman soldier who was a Christian that refused to worship pagan gods and was martyred for this.
Both Peter and Paul were martyred in Rome.
He currently resides in Heaven. Before being martyred he was born and raised in Palestine.
No, he was Palestinian.Saint George was born in Lydda in Palestine around the year AD280. He was martyred in the year AD303 in Nicomedia (Turkey).
Virtually nothing is known about St. George except that he was a Roman soldier from Palestine and was martyred for being a Christian.
St. George was a Catholic Christian.I believe that the St. means he was a saint. Saints are usually Catholic.
Yes, he was martyred for being a Christian.