Saint George is the Patron Saint of not only England but of Portugal and Catalonia, as well. His name derives from the Greek "Georgios" which derives from the Greek "georgos" which means farmer or one who works with the earth, which derives from two roots: "ge" meaning earth and "ergon" meaning work. The part about the dragon is, perhaps, apocryphal.

(How curious that both the first president of the United States and the present president of the United States are named George. No other connection is imagined.)

The Feast of Saint George is eclipsed, displaced and over-written by falling, this year, on the Wednesday in Easter Week, which has precedence over all days celebrating dragon slayers.

Father Steve