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|birth = [[Cappadocia]] | |birth = [[Cappadocia]], [[Roman Empire]] | ||
|death = 23 April 303<br>{{Wiki|Nicomedia}}, {{Wiki|Bithynia}}, [[Roman Empire]] | |death = 23 April 303<br>{{Wiki|Nicomedia}}, {{Wiki|Bithynia}}, [[Roman Empire]] | ||
|species = [[Human]] | |species = [[Human]] | ||
|affiliates = [[Roman army]] | |affiliates = [[Roman army]] | ||
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'''Saint George''' (died 303), also '''George of Lydda''', was a [[ | '''Saint George''' (died 303), also '''George of Lydda''', was a [[Rome|Roman]] soldier who served as a member {{Wiki|Praetorian Guard}} during the reign of [[Roman Empire|Roman emperor]] [[Diocletian]]. Following his refusal to recant his [[Christianity|Christian]] faith, George wa sentenced him to death and eventually venerated as a saint in [[Christianity]]. | ||
==Legacy== | ==Legacy== | ||
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Revision as of 14:22, 25 April 2021
Saint George (died 303), also George of Lydda, was a Roman soldier who served as a member Praetorian Guard during the reign of Roman emperor Diocletian. Following his refusal to recant his Christian faith, George wa sentenced him to death and eventually venerated as a saint in Christianity.
Legacy
By the 870s, alleged pieces of his personal set of armor were scattered in Anglo-Saxon England, later recovered by the Viking shieldmaiden Eivor Varinsdottir after raiding several river-bound locations.[1]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (painting only)
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (mentioned only)