St. George
Since the look I'm copying is a depiction of St. George I've gotten a little preoccupied with the saint himself. There's an abnormally good article on George here at Wikipedia. His Roman ties and connection with earlier mythology is particularly interesting.
St. Michael, another dragon slayer perplexes me. I mean, most saints, like Francis of Assisi, or Edward the Confessor, are people who led good lives and are venerated. Sure, folks like George may have their details lost to the mists of time and scrambled with other theology, but at its root there's a person somewhere. St. Michael is an arch angel. I just don't get how he's a saint.
St. Michael, another dragon slayer perplexes me. I mean, most saints, like Francis of Assisi, or Edward the Confessor, are people who led good lives and are venerated. Sure, folks like George may have their details lost to the mists of time and scrambled with other theology, but at its root there's a person somewhere. St. Michael is an arch angel. I just don't get how he's a saint.
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