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St. George the Great Martyr
Ἅγιος Γεώργιος ὁ Τροπαιοφόρος
Saints
15th century
Novgorod
About This Icon
St. George is depicted as a young soldier on a white horse, slaying a dragon with his lance. While the dragon-slaying legend is popular, Orthodox iconography treats it as an allegory of faith conquering evil and paganism.
St. George was a Roman soldier martyred during the Diocletian persecution (c. 303 AD). He is one of the most venerated military saints in Orthodoxy.
