Saint George The Prince of Martyrs | Saints Stories for Kids

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Saint George The Prince of Martyrs | Saints Stories for Kids

St. George was born about 280 A.D. to a Christian family that was wealthy and of noble origin, in the city of Cappadocia, a city of the Eastern Empire, in Asia Minor.

He followed the usual career of a young nobleman and joined the Roman army, where his ability and charm brought him a quick promotion. The Emperor heard about him and as a result, made him a tribune or an officer in the Imperial Guard.

One story says that he was a friend of Constantine another officer, who later became the first Christian emperor. The legend says that St. George came with Constantine to Britain and visited some holy places such as Glastonbury and Caerleon. On his return to Nicomedia, the capital of the Eastern Empire where Diocletian settled, he met a fierce storm of persecution.

Diocletian gave orders for the issue of a formal edict against the Christians on February 23, in the year 303 A.D., being the feast of Termhlalia.

The provisions of this edict which was published on the next day in the marketplace, were as follows: "All churches should be leveled to the ground. All sacred books are to be burned. All Christians who hold any honorable rank are not only to be degraded but to be deprived of civil rights. Also, All Chris- tians who are not officials are to be reduced to slavery".

With great courage, the young man George pushed his way through the marketplace to read the proclamation, and then in front of the awe-stricken crown, he deliberately tore down the Imperial edict and threw it away. Consequently, he was arrested and brought to the presence of Diocletian.

Some historians believe that St. George was not the young man who tore the proclamation, but as the edict was proclaimed and the great church in Nicomedia was ransacked and destroyed by the pretorian guard, he liberated his slaves, distributed all his wealth to the poor and prepared himself for martyrdom. he entered Diocletian's palace and rebuked him for his behavior against the Christians.

The Emperor tried to seduce him by promising that he would be granted a higher position in the Empire. But as these promises failed to attract him, the Emperor began to threaten him with unbearable tortures that he will inflict on him. Lastly, he put him in prison.

(source: https://www.copticchurch.net/synaxari...)

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