Saint George famously know as Geevarghese Sahada amongst the orthodox syrian christians in India was a soldier under Diocletian . He is one of the most famous military saints. He is a martyr and one of the fourteen Holy helpers.
Photos and Pics of St George normally shows him killing a huge dragon to rescue a beautiful lady . Dragon depicts Evil and the Beautiful lady represents God's Holy Truth
Saint George was Diocletian's Favourite soldier (Diocletian was a Roman Emperor who hated Christianity). Diocletian was very cruel to Christians and repeatedly tortured them. St George was brave, and without fear of death,he stood against Diocletian . Shortly he gave up his position in the Roman army and later he was tortured and beheaded for being a brave Christian.
CHANDANAPALLY St. GEORGE'S ORTHODOX CHURCH
The Mortal remains of St.Geevarghese sahada was received from H.H Moran Mar Baselios Marthoma Mathews II ( Catholica Bava ) and kept in Chandanapally church. St. George's Church in Chandanapally is one of the biggest church in south India and its located in Pathanamthitta district in the state of Kerala.
Photos and Pics of St George normally shows him killing a huge dragon to rescue a beautiful lady . Dragon depicts Evil and the Beautiful lady represents God's Holy Truth
Saint George was Diocletian's Favourite soldier (Diocletian was a Roman Emperor who hated Christianity). Diocletian was very cruel to Christians and repeatedly tortured them. St George was brave, and without fear of death,he stood against Diocletian . Shortly he gave up his position in the Roman army and later he was tortured and beheaded for being a brave Christian.
CHANDANAPALLY St. GEORGE'S ORTHODOX CHURCH
The Mortal remains of St.Geevarghese sahada was received from H.H Moran Mar Baselios Marthoma Mathews II ( Catholica Bava ) and kept in Chandanapally church. St. George's Church in Chandanapally is one of the biggest church in south India and its located in Pathanamthitta district in the state of Kerala.
actually this is from a greek myth of Bellerophon
ReplyDeleteBellerophon or Bellerophontes (Βελλεροφόντης) is a hero of Greek mythology. He was "the greatest hero and slayer of monsters, alongside Cadmus and Perseus, before the days of Heracles",[1] and his greatest feat was killing the Chimera, a monster that Homer depicted with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail: "her breath came out in terrible blasts of burning flame https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellerophon
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Dont know why st George become a patron saint of an orthodox church in Kerala like chandanappaly church or puthuppaly church. I thought st George has a catholic undertone. Inter-denominal borrowing of saints? good practice I suppose. Agree????
ReplyDeleteRecently came to know that this is baseless myth and many historians certified that there werent any soldier in diocleatian empire by this name
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