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Quotation for Thursday 23rd April 2020

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Good morning everyone,

Today's St George's Day, he being the patron saint of England. He was chosen as our patron saint by King Edward III in AD1330 and is generally known for his legendary fight with a dragon.

The legend of George slaying a dragon and rescuing an innocent maiden from death is medieval.

Very little is known about the real St George. He is thought to have been born into a noble Christian family in the late third century in Cappadocia, now a region of Turkey. He followed his father's profession of soldier in the service of the Emperor Diocletian. The emperor ordered the systematic persecution of Christians and George refused to take part. In AD 303, he was himself tortured and executed in Palestine, becoming an early Christian martyr.

April 23rd is said to be the day of George's martyrdom which is why he's celebrated today. And the pictured rose is the floral emblem of St George.

Today's quotation is therefore about courage in standing up for what you believe to be right.

This is very short but I think very true.

"From caring comes courage". Lao Tzu

To all our English members I wish you a happy St George's Day and a happy and pleasant day to you all.

(Picture courtesy of Tiffany Nyguen, Unsplash.com)

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Roukaya

Spectacular rose.

Thank you

The courage of St George to inspire deep courage and to have faith in our convictions.

That is lovely, Callendersgal! And the quotation is so appropriate, considering the courage being displayed at the moment by carers and the NHS, both providing such essential support to those vulnerable and/or ill, whatever their illness or disease.

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Narwhal10

Thank you Callendersgal.. That’s a beautiful quote. Happy St George’s Day to you and giving some history on him.

Your quotes are another highlight of my day. 😊

Thank you Narwhal10! 🙏🌺🦋

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Gjkas

Im not English, im Welsh. But my Lovely Mum was born in Tiverton Devon, so she was English. I have an English Rose cast in Stone in my Garden. It's beautifully made. So proud to have it.

Yes ,Courage is what it's all about .

Happy St George's day to you all. 🌹

Stay Safe everyone. 👍

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That's beautiful and the rose looks spectacular. 😊😊

Thank you Hidden and I love the rose. My mum used to grow beautiful scented Rose's, the old English rose, and they were beautiful.🌈😊

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klr31

Happy St George's Day. Xx

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