English with Paul Keenan

https://www.elnacional.cat/en/culture/sant-jordi-catalan-st-georges-day-explained_260571_102.html Why Sant Jordi? The feast of Sant Jordi (or Saint George, as we know him in English), falls on 23rd April, the supposed anniversary of his martyrdom. George, according to tradition, was a Roman soldier of Greek origin who converted to Christianity and was executed when he refused to renounce his faith. The emperor Diocletian had issued an edict persecuting Christians, which led to George revealing his faith for which the emperor ordered his decapitation. Celebrated as a martyr, fantastic legends grew up around him. Since 1456 he has been the patron saint of Catalonia, one of his many patronages, alongside England, Georgia, Bulgaria, Aragon, farmers, the scout movement, chivalry, horses, sheep and skin diseases. The legend The legend, as told in Catalonia at least, says that, once upon a time, there was a savage dragon, able to poison the air and kill with his breath, te...