St George is understood to have died a martyr for his Christian faith – executed by the Roman Emperor Diocletian in the early 4th century for refusing to honour the pagan gods. His bravery and ...

St George was born in Cappadocia, in what is now modern day Turkey. Once a soldier in the Roman army, he rose up the ranks to become a member of the Praetorian Guard for the Emperor Diocletian.

St George is the patron saint of England ... And instead of being a knight, he was a Roman soldier, at the time of Emperor Diocletian in the 4th century. And this was when the real story began.

Very little is known about the real St George. He is thought to have been ... of soldier and became part of the retinue of the Emperor Diocletian. The emperor ordered the systematic persecution ...