Tag: St George
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06 Works, Today, April 22nd, is St. Hieromartyr Januarius’s day, With Footnotes – #108
Saint Theodore of Sykeon was a revered Byzantine ascetic, who lived between the first half of the 6th century and the thirteenth year of the Emperor Heraclius’ rule (i. e. 623) in the early 7th century. Theodore was born in Sykeon, a village in Galatia. The public highway of the imperial post ran through this village,…
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Tintoretto, St George 01 Work, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation the bible, With Footnotes – 118
Saint George (circa 275/281 – 23 April 303 AD) was a soldier in the Roman army who later became venerated as a Christian martyr. His parents were Christians of Greek background; his father Gerontius was a Roman army official from Cappadocia and his mother Polychronia was from Lydda, Syria Palaestina. Saint George became an officer in…
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