In the calendar of the Lutheran Churches, those of the Anglican Communion, and the General Calendar of the See more

The earliest documented mention of St. George in England comes from the Catholic monk the venerable Bede (c. 673–735). His feast day is also mentioned in the Durham Collectar, a ninth-century liturgical work. The will of … See more

Under the state atheism of former Eastern Bloc countries, the celebration of Saint George's Day was historically suppressed.
If St. George's Day falls during Great Lent or Holy Week or on Easter Day, it is observed on … See more

Veneration of St. George as a martyr originates in the Levant, spread from Palestine through Lebanon to the rest of the Byzantine Empire – though the martyr is not mentioned in the Syriac Breviarium. A titular church… See more

In the 1897 book Dracula by Bram Stoker, evil things are said to occur on St. George's Eve, beginning at midnight. The date of St. George's Day presented in the book, 5 May (on the Western Gregorian calendar), is St. George's D… See more