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George the Trophy-bearer

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==Iconography==
St. George is most commonly depicted in early icons, mosaics and frescos wearing the armour of a Roman soldier . After the fall of Constantinople and the association of St George with the crusades, he is more often portrayed mounted upon a white horse. At the same time St. George began to be associated with St. Demetrius, the other early martyred Roman soldier. The two Saints are often portrayed together mounted upon horses, in this respect they are likened to earthly manifestations of the Archangels [[Archangel Michael|Michael]] and [[Archangel Gabriel|Gabriel]]. (Equating George with Michael is understandable, as many icons of Michael portray him on a horse slaying a dragon.) St. George is always depicted upon a white horse and St. Demetrius on a red horse (or a black horse where the pigment used has decayed).
==Hymns==
[[Troparion]] (Tone 4)
 
:You were bound for good deeds, O martyr of Christ: George;
:by faith you conquered the torturer's godlessness.
:You were offered as a sacrifice pleasing to God;
:thus you received the crown of victory.
:Through your intercessions, forgiveness of sins is granted to all.
 
[[Kontakion]] (Tone 4)
 
:God raised you as his own gardener, O George,
:for you have gathered for yourself the sheaves of virtue.
:Having sown in tears, you now reap with joy;
:you shed your blood in combat and won Christ as your crown.
:Through your intercessions, forgiveness of sins is granted to all.
 
==Sources and External Links==
*[[w:Saint George]]

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