RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Saint George

280 - 303

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Saint George (Ancient Greek: Γεώργιος, romanized: Geṓrgios; died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was an early Christian martyr who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to holy tradition, he was a soldier in the Roman army. Of Cappadocian Greek origin, he became a member of the Praetorian Guard for Roman emperor Diocletian, but was sentenced to death for refusing to recant his Christian faith. He became one of the most venerated saints, heroes, and megalomartyrs in Christianity, and he has been especially venerated as a military saint since the Crusades. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Saint George is the 19th most popular religious figure, the 8th most popular biography from Türkiye and the 3rd most popular Turkish Religious Figure.

Saint George is most famously immortalized in the legend of Saint George and the Dragon.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Saint George ranks 19 out of 3,187. Before him are Saint Nicholas, Tutankhamun, Jacob, Aaron, Pope John Paul II, and Francis of Assisi. After him are Andrew the Apostle, Isaac, Elijah, John Calvin, Ali, and Samson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 280, Saint George ranks 1. After him are Eusebius of Nicomedia, Saint Susanna, Aphrahat, Valeria Maximilla, and Ghatotkacha. Among people deceased in 303, Saint George ranks 1. After him are Saint Pantaleon, Vitus, Cao Huan, Erasmus of Formia, Expeditus, Eulalia of Barcelona, Cyriacus, Saint Chrysogonus, Fermin, Procopius of Scythopolis, and Cassian of Imola.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Saint George ranks 8 out of 1,347. Before him are Paul the Apostle (5), Herodotus (-484), Heraclitus (-535), Thales of Miletus (-623), Saint Nicholas (270), and Osman I (1254). After him are Selim II (1524), Mehmed the Conqueror (1432), Ahmed I (1590), Galen (129), Selim I (1470), and Diogenes (-404).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Türkiye

Among religious figures born in Türkiye, Saint George ranks 3. Before him are Paul the Apostle (5), and Saint Nicholas (270). After him are Saint Barbara (300), Luke the Evangelist (31), John Chrysostom (349), Rachel (-3500), Margaret the Virgin (292), Saint Blaise (300), Saint Pantaleon (275), Ephrem the Syrian (306), and Ignatius of Antioch (35).

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