Saint george and the dragon images
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Saint george and the dragon images
In the following century his cult flourished widely, the Christians of Lydda built a church in his honor, and a legend developed concerning his passion.1 In 495, Pope Gelasius I, while confirming the historicity of St. George, condemned the legend as apocryphal.2
THE 5TH-CENTURY LEGEND
As well he might.The tale ends with God answering George's prayer that he send down fire to destroy every pagan in Lydda. It also challenges credulity at every turn. In a long series of episodes the saint is repeatedly tortured, killed, and then resurrected by divine grace.
At one point, the pagans even cut up his body and bury the pieces separately – to no avail, because God simply puts him back together and has him go through another trial.3
Despite Gelasius' decree, the legend was copied, translated, and revised in many versions around th