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George, Saint
George, Saint (active 3rd–4th century) Christian martyr who became patron saint of England in the late Middle Ages. Many stories grew up about him, including the 12th-century tale of his killing a dragon to save a maiden. His feast day is April 23.
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Monsieur de Saint-George: Virtuoso, Swordsman, Revolutionary, a Legendary Life Rediscovered.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Black Issues Book Review; 5/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; Monsieur de Saint-George: Virtuoso, Swordsman...life of Joseph de Saint-George was so incredible it seems...By his early thirties, Saint-George was one of France...first big breaks. Saint-George also mentored Alexandre...
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Monsieur de Saint-George: Virtuoso, Swordsman, Revolutionary, A Legendary Life Rediscovered
Magazine article from: Black Issues Book Review; 5/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; Monsieur de Saint-George: Virtuoso, Swordsman...life of Joseph de Saint-George was so incredible it seems...By his early thirties, Saint-George was one of France...first big breaks. Saint-George also mentored Alexandre...
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CHEVALIER DE SAINT-GEORGE: THE FIRST BLACK SUPERSTAR?(LOCAL)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 8/5/2004; 700+ words
; ...Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-George, was born in Guadeloupe...unfortunate. In 1789, Saint-George espoused...destiny, Saint-George returned to the Caribbean...Web site (www.saint-george.fr.st...carry some of Saint-George's legacy to the...
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Monsieur de Saint-George
Magazine article from: Opera News; 2/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; Monsieur de Saint-George by Alain Guede Picador, 304pp. $26...Black Mozart," Monsieur de Saint-George (1739-99), ne Joseph Bologne, was...Europe as a musical prodigy, Saint-George served in the not-so-enlightened...
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Saint George for England. (choice of patron saint is based on myth)
Magazine article from: Contemporary Review; 4/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...mystery. The maturing of St George into England's patron saint was a slow process spanning...the first English life of the saint who, writing less than fifty...arrival, differentiated between saints 'honoured by the English nation' and saints like St George whom monks 'honoured ...
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Saint George licenses Mareh. (menswear designer Allyn Saint George, Mareh Shirt Company Inc.)
Magazine article from: Daily News Record; 5/17/1991; 700+ words
; SAINT GEORGE LICENSES MAREH NEW YORK -- Allyn Saint...plan four selling seasons a year for the Saint George line to coincide with the firm's usual...suits, neckwear and slacks lines." Saint George added: "The new license is exciting...
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 "Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)")
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RAISE A TOAST TO ENGLAND AND SAINT GEORGE; ON St George's Day, PADDY SHENNAN salutes -with a cuppa,of course -the increasing popularity of England's patron saint.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England); 4/23/2004; 700+ words
; ...party for their patron saint? For years,many of...Patrick of Ireland than St George of England. A fair point...Christians revered George as a soldier who tore...the country's patron saint --and a church was...Council of Oxford,St George's Day was declared...
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Saint George looks more appealing sans nationalist fury.(BOOKS)(LETTER FROM LONDON)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 7/7/2002; 700+ words
; ...Everyone seems to have a different version of Saint George. Edward Gibbon presented him to us as George of Cappadocia, a corrupt trader to the Roman...minority could name the correct date of Saint George's Day - April 23. Fewer still, perhaps...
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Weintraub licensed by Saint George. (Allyn Saint George; George Weintraub and Sons Inc.)
Magazine article from: Daily News Record; 1/11/1991; 603 words
; WEINTRAUB LICENSED BY SAINT GEORGE NEW YORK -- Allyn Saint George has signed a long-term licensing agreement with George Weintraub & Sons to produce and market rainwear, outercoats and formalwear bearing his label. Prices in the line...
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 "The Daily Mail (London, England)")
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One stroke of a magistrate's pen slays Saint George; April 23 is not a special occasion, licensing court is told.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 3/31/2004; 700+ words
; ...that England's patron saint's day was not a 'special...crossed out the words 'St George's Day' on the application...whose armies wore St George's red cross as a battle...Battle of Agincourt, St George replaced Edward the Confessor...as England's patron saint and April 23 was declared...
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Chevalier de Saint-George, Joseph Boulogne
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-George Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-George (1745 – 1799...of Extramarital Liaison Saint-George was born on the...after the younger Saint-George in Paris also omits it...
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Saint George
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Saint George 4th cent.?, perhaps a soldier in the imperial army...in legends; Gibbon's identification of him with George of Cappadocia is false. George is one of the great saints of the Eastern Church and the ancient patron of soldiers...
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Saint George's
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Saint George's or Saint George, town (1991 pop. 4,439), capital of Grenada , in the West...tourist center. Chief exports are cacao, nutmeg, and mace. St. George's was the capital of the former British colony of the Windward...
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Saint-George, James of
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
Saint-George, James of ( fl. 1261–d. 1309). Master-mason, probably...reigned 1272–1307) chain of fortresses in North Wales. Saint-George superintended the building of Flint and Rhuddlan Castles, and probably...
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Saint George's Channel
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Saint George's Channel strait, c.100 mi (160 km) long and 50 to 95 mi (80-153 km) wide, linking the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea. It separates SE Ireland from Wales.
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