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there was a dragon, who was appeased by being fed two sheep a day; when these failed, the townsfolk offered by lot one of their young people. One day the lot fell on the King's daughter, who was led out to the sacrifice, dressed in her wedding gown. George appeared and transfixed the dragon with his spear and then using the Princess's girdle led the bemused dragon into the town, where it was beheaded." To Christians, Saint George was a professional soldier, who publicly declared himself by tearing down Diocletian's edict against the Christians, for which he was beheaded near Lydda in 303, to become one of the early Christian Martyrs. |