My friend Jordi, wears this medal of St. Jordi or George, since he was a fetus. His pregnant mother intuited that he was going to be a boy and that she was going to name him, Jordi (They're Spanish).
Note that the saint has a lance and rides a horse. I originally thought this was St. Michael the Archangel but Jordi pointed out that Michael doesn't ride a horse and carry a lance. But both saints fight evil. Faith wins over evil.
St. George existed in the third century and was a soldier. There are many legendary stories told about him and a surprising number of countries and cities have him as their patron. Here are a few--there're more.
England,
Portugal,
Greece,
Georgia,
Catalonia,
Ethiopia,
Venice,
Genoa,
St. George, Utah
As a warrior, St. George has been the favorite name to honor valor. England has the cross of St. George and so does Russia.
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