Saint George

Memorial: 27 July
Profile: Monk from Palestine. Deacon. Arrested and condemned with Saint Aurelius, Saint Natalia, Saint Felix and Saint Liliosa during the persecution of Caliph Abderrahman II. He was offered a pardon as a foreigner, but he declined, perferring to stand for his faith, minister to his fellow prisoners, and die as a martyr.
Died: c.822 at Cordoba, Spain; relics at the abbey church of Saint Germain, Paris, France
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