George
Stained glass window in St George's Hall, Liverpool Today is St George's Day. He is the patron saint of England. I have written about him before. As far as I am concerned, St George has nothing to do with England. He was chosen as our patron saint by King Edward III (1312-1377). Apparently, St George seemed to represent the ideal of chivalry but even in Edward III's time he was a semi-mythical character. He never visited England and may have been a Roman military leader, mostly based in the eastern region of modern Turkey. His life story is uncertain. There are many half-truths and theories but for the life of me I cannot understand why he gained his legendary status. He was venerated in various parts of the middle east and of course the nation of Georgia is named after him. He is also the patron saint of Catalonia in Spain. England deserves a saint from these islands - pure and simple. If we can have a referendum about leaving The European Union we can surely hav...