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#18184

JK2006

St George's Day (and an answer to an ITK post below) 18 Years ago

Cristiano is, as I clearly said, the best player IN BRITAIN TODAY - and what I love about England and the rest of the UK is that we have become totally multi cultural.

I number amongst my friends every skin colour, religion, politic and gender.

Fantastic. Anyway, I gather St George was an Arab.

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#18187

zooloo

Re:St George's Day (and an answer to an ITK post below) 18 Years ago

Also the patron Saint of...

Amersfoort, Netherlands; Aragon; agricultural workers; archers; armourers; Beirut, Lebanon; Boy Scouts; butchers; Canada; Cappadocia; Catalonia; cavalry; chivalry; Constantinople; Crusaders; England (by Pope Benedict XIV); equestrians; Ethiopia; farmers; Ferrara, Italy; field hands; field workers; Freiburg, Baden-W

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#18188

JK2006

Re:St George's Day (and an answer to an ITK post below) 18 Years ago
Why would HERPES need a patron saint? Enter code here Please note: although no board code and smiley buttons are shown, they are still usable.

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#18192

Mart

Re:St George's Day (and an answer to an ITK post below) 18 Years ago
As people seem to particularly object to the George Cross for some reason. I`m surprised nobody has suggested a Shakepeares Day, as of course the 23rd falls on his birthday. (as does mine but a MartDay is unlikely) Enter code here Please note: although no board code and smiley buttons are shown, they are still usable.

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#18193

Kev

Re:St George's Day (and an answer to an ITK post below) 18 Years ago
Your post started about being multi cultural JK but you've got a lot to learn about tolerance as a whole. You criticised St George for being a patron saint of herpes, but gave plague, syphilis, leprosy and others referenced in that list no mention at all. Disease-ist! Enter code here Please note: although no board code and smiley buttons are shown, they are still usable.

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#18194

In The Know

Re:St George's Day (and an answer to an ITK post below) 18 Years ago
<<<Anyway, I gather St George was an Arab. >>> Indeed he was. There are many many churches named after him throughout Palestine / Syria. Enter code here Please note: although no board code and smiley buttons are shown, they are still usable.

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#18201

Mart

Re:St George's Day (and an answer to an ITK post below) 18 Years ago
Actually Zoo, your list of St George`s patronages brings the word "Martyrdom-day" to mind. I`m confused about this patron saint of Herpes bit as well. Is it the name of a village just outside Reading? Enter code here Please note: although no board code and smiley buttons are shown, they are still usable.

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#18202

JK2006

Re:St George's Day (and an answer to an ITK post below) 18 Years ago
No; that's Hwriting Enter code here Please note: although no board code and smiley buttons are shown, they are still usable.

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#18203

zooloo

Re:St George's Day (and an answer to an ITK post below) 18 Years ago

Mart wrote:
Actually Zoo, your list of St George`s patronages brings the word "Martyrdom-day" to mind.

It does look a like a list of things from a really great weekend.

@Kev - JK isn't discriminating, it just all the other things listed obviously need a patron saint whereas herpes can get along just fine.

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#18206

In The Know

Re:St George's Day (and an answer to an ITK post below) 18 Years ago

Mart wrote:
As people seem to particularly object to the George Cross for some reason.

It's because they realise that it's a French flag !

The confusion arose when Richard I (the Lionheart) was asked by his mother (Eleanor of Acquittanie) to lead HER army on the Crusades (so naturally he wore HER colours).

People associated Richard with the flag - and hence the link with England.

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#18210

zooloo

Re:St George's Day (and an answer to an ITK post below) 18 Years ago

In The Know wrote:
Mart wrote:
As people seem to particularly object to the George Cross for some reason.

It's because they realise that it's a French flag !

The confusion arose when Richard I (the Lionheart) was asked by his mother (Eleanor of Acquittanie) to lead HER army on the Crusades (so naturally he wore HER colours).

People associated Richard with the flag - and hence the link with England.

I know a slightly differing version.

For the Crusades the Pope decided that England would have a white cross on a red background - the French were granted the red cross on white.

But the English already used the red cross (City of London too) so they kept on using it and the red cross became an emblem for Crusaders of differing nationalities.

Wasn't Richard I practically French anyway?

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#18211

Kev

Re:St George's Day (and an answer to an ITK post below) 18 Years ago

The confusion arose when Richard I (the Lionheart) was asked by his mother (Eleanor of Acquittanie) to lead HER army on the Crusades (so naturally he wore HER colours).

'Richard The Lionheart', so called because his predicted life expectancy was about 35 years (as a Lion). He actually lived to the ripe old age of 42 therefore 'Richard The Hippopotamus Heart' (45) or 'Richard The Sulphur Crested Cockatoo Heart' (40) would probably have been more apt.

I am of course talking complete bollocks.

Cheers!

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#18214

In The Know

Re:St George's Day (and an answer to an ITK post below) 18 Years ago
<<< Wasn't Richard I practically French anyway? >>> Yes - during his whole rein he only actually spent 6 months in England. Enter code here Please note: although no board code and smiley buttons are shown, they are still usable.

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