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Saint George

The Ancients

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The Cult of Saints George

The origins of the cult of saints george are fairly obscure. He is said to have hailed from eastern mediterranean, but there are competing traditions which place him there. There's a nubian tradition that takes him in a slightly different direction. Lots of names get ascribed to his parents and he gets talked about as being a member of the roman army or as the pretorian guard. But this is all essentially building a house of sand.

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