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SUMMARY:Eucharist for St George's Day\, our Patronal Festival\, Thursday 2
 3rd April 12 noon
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DESCRIPTION:Our church is dedicated to St George\, the Patron Saint of Eng
 land\, and his feast day on April 23rd is our Patronal Festival. \n\n\nWe 
 will celebrate this special day with a said Eucharist at  12 noon followed
  by tapas and a drink. Please let Fr Louis know if you'd like to come to l
 unch afterwards. \n\nVery little is known about St George\, although\, acc
 ording to Greek tradition\, he was born to Greek Christian parents\, in Ca
 ppadocia\, and\, after his father died\, moved with his mother to her orig
 inal hometown of Lydda in Syria. Here he became a soldier in the Roman arm
 y\, serving as a member of the Praetorian Guard under Emperor Diocletian. 
 \n\nHowever\, the fact that George was a Christian became a problem\, and 
 he was arrested and tortured for refusing to recant his faith. He was exec
 uted by beheading and his body was buried in Lydda\, where Christians soon
  came to honour him as a martyr. A witness of his suffering convinced Empr
 ess Alexandra of Rome also to become a Christian and she joined George in 
 martyrdom. George died on 23 April 303 and this has become his feast day. 
 \n\nThe earliest known record of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon
  comes from the 11th-century\, The tradition is that a fierce dragon was c
 ausing panic at the city of Silene in Libya\, at a time when George was th
 ere. In order to prevent the dragon from attacking individual people from 
 the city\, they gave two sheep each day to the dragon\, but when the sheep
  were not enough they were forced to sacrifice humans instead. Eventually\
 , the king's daughter was chosen to be sacrificed\, and no one was willing
  to take her place. So George stepped forward and saved the girl by slayin
 g the dragon with a lance. \n\nOur feast day gives us a timely opportunity
  to ground everything we are currently engaged with as a church community 
 in gratitude and joy. Please make time to come if you are able - it is a g
 ift!\n\nThe picture above is taken from a stained glass window within the 
 church.
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LOCATION:St George's Church\, Málaga
URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/8530/service-and-events/events/1
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