File:Raphael_-_Saint_George_and_the_Dragon_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons
Saint George Day
Sign in to saveAlso known as St.George's Day, St. George's Day, Saint George's Day, Feast of Saint George
Feast day of Saint George
Key facts
- Type
- Feast day ; national day of England, national day of Aragon, cultural and romantic national holiday in Catalonia
- Observances
- Church services , flying of the St. George's Cross
- Date
- 23 April, 24 April, 6 May, 23 November, 25 January
- Frequency
- Annual
- Related to
- George's Day in Spring , George's Day in Autumn , Catalan Diada de Sant Jordi , English Saint George's Day , Đurđevdan , Palestinian Feast of Saint George
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- religious holiday
- Named after
- Saint George
- Country of origin
- Serbia
- Image
- Orthodox Bulgarian icon of St. George fighting the dragon.jpg
Show 3 more facts
- Commons category
- Saint George's feasts
- commemorates
- Saint George
- day in year for periodic occurrence
- April 23
via Wikidata · CC0
~27 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Saint George's Day is the feast day of Saint George, celebrated by Christian churches, countries, regions, and cities from which he is the main patron saint, including England, Ethiopia, Georgia, Catalonia, Aragon, Palestine, Rio de Janeiro, Alcoi, and Genoa, and also where he is an important patron saint, including Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, Lithuania, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Syria, and Lebanon.
Saint George's Day is usually celebrated on 23 April, the traditionally accepted date of the saint's death in the Diocletianic Persecution. However Saint’s days are not observed if they fall between Palm Sunday and the second Sunday of Easter, they will then be celebrated the following Monday.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Saint George Day” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.