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Saint George
Saint George
Saint George was, according to tradition, a Roman soldier from Syria Palaestina and a priest in the Guard of Diocletian, who is venerated as a Christian martyr. In hagiography Saint George is one of the most venerated saints in the Catholic , Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, and the Oriental Orthodox...

was a Christian martyr who lived in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD.

Saint George or Saint George's may also refer to:

Schools

Reial Acadèmia Catalana de Belles Arts de Sant Jordi
Reial Acadèmia Catalana de Belles Arts de Sant Jordi
The Reial Acadèmia Catalana de Belles Arts de Sant Jordi is a Catalan art school located in Barcelona. The current president is the architect Jordi Bonet i Armengol....

, Spain
St. George's University
St. George's University
St. George’s University is an independent international university in Grenada, West Indies, offering degrees in medicine, veterinary medicine, public health, the health sciences, nursing, arts and sciences, and business....

, Grenada
St. George's College (disambiguation), several
St. George's School (disambiguation), several
St. George's Girls' School (Penang, Malaysia)
University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...

, Canada (an alternative name for the university's main campus to differentiate from its other two campuses)

Buildings

St George's Church (disambiguation), several
- St. George's Episcopal Church (disambiguation), several
St. George's Cathedral (disambiguation), several
St George Hospital (disambiguation), several

Australia

St George, New South Wales
St George, New South Wales
St George Area is an unofficial name applied to a group of southern suburbs in Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The area includes all the suburbs in the local government areas of the City of Hurstville, the City of Rockdale and the Municipality of Kogarah...

, a region of Sydney
St George, Queensland
St George, Queensland
St George is a town of approximately 2400 people in south-western Queensland, Australia. It is the administrative centre for the Shire of Balonne. It was named by Major Thomas Mitchell who crossed the Balonne River on St George's Day, 23 April 1846. At the 2006 census, St George had a population of...
St. Georges, South Australia
St. Georges, South Australia
-References:...

, Adelaide

Bermuda

St. George's Town, Bermuda
St. George's, Bermuda
St. George's , located on the island and within the parish of the same names, was the first permanent settlement on the islands of Bermuda, and is often described as the third successful English settlement in the Americas, after St. John's, Newfoundland, and Jamestown, Virginia. However, St...

, Oldest English New World town, and UNESCO World Heritage Site
St. George's Parish, Bermuda
St. George's Parish, Bermuda
St. George's Parish is one of the nine parishes of Bermuda. It is named after the founder of the Bermuda colony, Admiral Sir George Somers.It is located in the north-easternmost part of the island chain, containing a small part of the main island around Tucker's Town and the Tucker's Town...

, one of Bermuda's parishes, containing the above town
St. George's Island, Bermuda
St. George's Island, Bermuda
St. George's Island is one of the main islands of the territory of Bermuda. It lies in the northeast of the territory. It is divided between the town of St. George's and St. George's Parish...

, and island of the archipelago of Bermuda, contained within the above parish

Canada

St. George (TTC)
St. George (TTC)
St. George is a station on the Yonge-University-Spadina and Bloor-Danforth lines of the subway system in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located at 323 Bloor Street West at St. George Street. This is the second busiest station, after Bloor-Yonge Station, serving a combined total of approximately ...

, a subway station in Toronto, Ontario
St. George, New Brunswick
St. George, New Brunswick
St. George is a Canadian town in Charlotte County, New Brunswick.St. George is nicknamed the "Granite Town" and is located on the Magaguadavic River between Passamaquoddy Bay and Lake Utopia. It is 70 km west of Saint John....
St. George's, Newfoundland and Labrador
St. George's Bay, a bay in Newfoundland and Labrador
St. George's Bay
St. George's Bay (Nova Scotia)
St. George's Bay is a bay in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It is located on the north shore of the province fronting both the Nova Scotia peninsula and Cape Breton Island, thus comprising a sub-basin of the Gulf of St. Lawrence....

, a bay in Nova Scotia
St. George, Ontario, village near Brantford
St. George's, Quebec, in Portage-du-Fort, Quebec
Portage-du-Fort, Quebec
Portage-du-Fort is a village and municipality in the Pontiac Regional County Municipality in the southwest corner of the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada...
Saint-Georges, Quebec
Saint-Georges, Quebec
Saint-Georges is a city in the province of Quebec. It is the seat of Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality, part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region. The population was 30,113 as of 2009. Route 173 runs through Saint-Georges Est and heads south to the border with Maine, USA...

, in Beauce-Sartigan, Quebec

Cyprus

St. George, Coast of St. George, west of Kyrenia and to the north of the village Karmi

Palestine

Saint George Monastery a Greek Orthodox Monastery located in al-Khader
Al-Khader
Al-Khader is a Palestinian town in the Bethlehem Governorate in the south-central West Bank. It is located west of Bethlehem. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 9,774 in 2007.-History:...

, West Bank
West Bank
The West Bank ) of the Jordan River is the landlocked geographical eastern part of the Palestinian territories located in Western Asia. To the west, north, and south, the West Bank shares borders with the state of Israel. To the east, across the Jordan River, lies the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan...
St. George's Church
Burqin Church
Burqin Church or St. George's Church is a Byzantine-era Orthodox Christian church in the Palestinian West Bank town of Burqin. It is considered to be the fifth-oldest Christian holy place and the third-oldest church in the world...

, third oldest church in the world located in Burqin
Burqin
Burqin is a Palestinian town in the northern West Bank located 5 km west of Jenin. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, its population in 2006 was 7,900. The majority of Burqin's residents are Muslims, and 20 Christian families live in the town. The historical St...

, West Bank
St. George's Monastery
St. George's Monastery
St. George Orthodox Monastery, or Monastery of St. George of Koziba is a monastery located in Wadi Qelt, in the eastern West Bank, . The sixth-century cliff-hanging complex, with its ancient chapel and gardens, is active and inhabited by Greek Orthodox monks. It is reached by a pedestrian bridge...

, ancient monastery located in Waldi Qilt, in the West Bank

Romania

Sfântu Gheorghe
Sfântu Gheorghe
Sfântu Gheorghe is the capital city of Covasna County, Romania. Located in the central part of the country and in the historical region of Transylvania, it lies on the Olt River in a valley between the Baraolt Mountains and Bodoc Mountains...

, a Székely city north of Braşov
Sfântu Gheorghe, Tulcea
Sfântu Gheorghe, Tulcea
Sfântu Gheorghe is a commune in Tulcea County, Romania. It is located at the end of the southern arm of the Danube near the Black Sea, in the Dobruja region. It is composed of a single village, Sfântu Gheorghe. It has approximately 1000 inhabitants.-Town:...

, a village on the Danube Delta

United Kingdom

St George, Bristol
St George, Bristol
St. George is a district of Bristol, England on the edge of the inner city.- History :St George was originally outside the city boundary until about 1860. The area was once the end of the tram line from the city of Bristol, the terminus being in Beaconsfield Road.St...
St. George, Conwy
St. George, Conwy
St. George is a small village in the county borough of Conwy, close to the coastal town of Abergele, north Wales. It was previously called Cegidog. Close by is the hamlet of Bodtegwel.Although previously located in Denbighshire, and later Clwyd, St...
St George Hanover Square
St George Hanover Square
St George's, Hanover Square, is an Anglican church in central London, built in the early 18th century. The church was designed by John James and was constructed under a project to build fifty new churches around London . It is situated on Hanover Square, near Oxford Circus, in what is now...

, London
St George in the East
St George in the East
St George in the East is an Anglican Church and one of six Hawksmoor churches in London, England, built from 1714 to 1729, with funding from the 1711 Act of Parliament...

, London
St. Georges, North Somerset
St. Georges, North Somerset
St. Georges is a civil parish and village in the unitary authority of North Somerset, England. Its population in the 2001 census was 1,214.The parish is a modern creation, the area having previously been part of the parish of Banwell....
St George's, Preston
St George's, Preston
St George’s is an electoral ward in Preston, Lancashire, England. The ward is adjacent to the larger Deepdale to the east and is considered to be more an area within Deepdale than a distinct community of its own...

, an electoral ward in Preston, Lancashire
St. Georges, Telford
Telford
Telford is a large new town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England, approximately east of Shrewsbury, and west of Birmingham...
St George's, University of London
St George's, University of London
St George's, University of London is a medical school located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London...

, a medical college
St George's Channel
St George's Channel
St George's Channel is a sea channel connecting the Irish Sea to the north and the Celtic Sea to the southwest.Historically, the name "St Georges Channel" was used interchangeably with "Irish Sea" or "Irish Channel" to encompass all the waters between Ireland to the west and Great Britain to the...

, connecting the Irish Sea and the Atlantic Ocean
St George's Cross subway station
St George's Cross subway station
St George's Cross subway station serves the Woodlands area of Glasgow, as well as Queens Cross, Glasgow, in Scotland. The station name appears without an apostrophe on signs for no apparent reason....

, an underground station in Glasgow, Scotland
Saint George's Hill
Saint George's Hill
Saint George's Hill is a private estate in Weybridge, Surrey in the United Kingdom.The estate features both a Golf and Tennis club as well as approximately 420 houses. The estate is a popular residential location for celebrities and successful entrepreneurs...

, Weybridge

United States

St. George, Alaska
St. George, Alaska
St. George is a city in Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 152. It is the main settlement of St. George Island in the Pribilofs, a small island group in the Bering Sea.-Geography:...
St. George's Hundred, Delaware, an unincorporated subdivision of New Castle County
St. George, Florida
St. George, Florida
St. George was a census-designated place in Broward County, Florida, United States. The population was 2,450 at the 2000 census. It now serves as a neighborhood of Lauderhill, Florida.-Geography:St...
Saint George, Georgia
Saint George, Georgia
Saint George is a small unincorporated community located in the "Georgia Bend" of the St. Mary's river in Charlton County, Georgia, United States. Along with Moniac it is one of the two southernmost settlements in Georgia. The population in 1900 was about 1,000. The town has since declined although...
St. George, Kansas
St. George, Kansas
St. George is a city in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 639. It is part of the Manhattan, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:St. George is located at...
St. George, Maine
St. George, Maine
St. George is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 2,580. It includes the villages of Port Clyde, Clark Island, Glenmere, Martinsville and Tenants Harbor, the latter its commercial center. A favorite with artists, writers and naturalists, St...
St. George Township, Benton County, Minnesota
St. George, Missouri
St. George, Missouri
St. George is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,337 at the 2010 census.On November 8, 2011, St. George residents voted 345-128 to disincorporate. The city will become part of unincorporated St. Louis County....
St. George, Staten Island
St. George, Staten Island
St. George is a neighborhood on the northeastern tip of Staten Island in New York City, where the Kill Van Kull enters Upper New York Bay. It is the most densely developed neighborhood on Staten Island, and the location of the administrative center for the borough and for the coterminous Richmond...

, New York
St. George, South Carolina
St. George, South Carolina
Saint George is a town in Dorchester County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 2,092 at the 2000 census. It has been the county seat of Dorchester County since the latter's formation from Colleton County in 1897....
St. George, Utah
St. George, Utah
St. George is a city located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Utah, and the county seat of Washington County, Utah. It is the principal city of and is included in the St. George, Utah, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is 119 miles northeast of Las Vegas, Nevada, and 303 miles ...
St. George, Vermont
St. George, Vermont
St. George is a town in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. The town was named for the patron saint of England. St. George has the smallest land area of any town in Vermont, though the incorporated cities of Vergennes and Winooski are smaller...
Saint George, Virginia
Saint George, Virginia
Saint George is an unincorporated community in Greene County, Virginia, United States.Saint George is home to the Blue Ridge School.-References:*...
Saint George Historic District, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Isle St. George AVA
Isle St. George AVA
The Isle St. George AVA is an American Viticultural Area located on North Bass Island, Ohio, an island in Lake Erie. The only town on the Ottawa County island is also called Isle Saint George, although the "Saint" in the AVA name must be abbreviated as "St." to be used on wine labels. Over half...

, Ohio wine region in Ottawa County

Fictional

St George's Island (fictional), a fictional country in an episode of Yes, Prime Minister

People

George, one of the Martyrs of Córdoba
Martyrs of Córdoba
The Martyrs of Córdoba were forty-eight Christian martyrs living in the 9th century Muslim-ruled Al-Andalus, in what is now southern Spain; their hagiography describes in detail their executions for deliberately sought capital violations of Muslim law in Al-Andalus...
George the Hagiorite
George the Hagiorite
George the Hagiorite – Giorgi Mt'ats'mindeli or Giorgi At'oneli – , was a Georgian monk, religious writer, and translator, who spearheaded the activities of Georgian monastic communities in the Byzantine Empire...

(another saint)
Henry St George
Henry St George
- Life :He was born in 1581 at Hatley St George, Cambridgeshire. He entered the College of Arms as Rouge Rose pursuivant-extraordinary in 1610 and was promoted to Bluemantle pursuivant the following year, in which capacity accompanied his father in his visitations of Derbyshire and Cheshire...

(1581-1644), herald
Henry St George, the younger
Henry St George, the younger
Henry St George, the younger , herald, was a younger son of the herald Henry St George.- Life :He was born in July 1625 in St Andrew's parish, Hertford. Nothing is known of his life before 1660. He was appointed Richmond herald at the Restoration by patent dated 18 June 1660, some weeks before his...

(1625-1715), herald
Thomas St George
Thomas St George
- Life :He was the eldest child of the herald Henry St George and lived at Woodford in Essex. Around 1646 he married Clara Pymlowe , whose father was a Northamptonshire rector. They had six children. At the Restoration he was appointed Somerset herald...

(1615-1703), herald

Other uses

An alternative name for the wine grape Agiorgitiko
Agiorgitiko
Agiorgitiko is one of the two widely-grown heat-resistant Greek wine-making grape varieties, the other being Xynomavro. It is a red variety that has traditionally been grown in the Nemea region of the Peloponnese...
Angelici, the Byzantine order Angelici that is also known as "Saint George"
Calocybe gambosa, the St. Georges Mushroom
Ordre de Saint-Georges de Bourgogne, a chivalric order of knights created in 1435 by Philibert de Mollans
Sahara Oval St George's
Sahara Oval St George's
St George’s Park Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in St George's Park, Port Elizabeth, South Africa. It is the home of the Port Elizabeth Cricket Club, one of the oldest cricket clubs in South Africa, and the Eastern Province Club...

, cricket ground in Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Saint George was one of the GWR 3031 Class
GWR 3031 Class
The Dean Single, 3031 Class, or Achilles Class was a type of steam locomotive built by the Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1899. They were designed by William Dean for passenger work...

locomotives that were built for and run on the Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1915, renamed Quicksilver in 1907.
St George (commercial), commercial for the UK soft drink Blackcurrant Tango
St. George Bank
St. George Bank
St.George Bank is a subsidiary of Westpac Banking Corporation trading primarily in New South Wales but with growing representation across a number of industry and business segments in Queensland and Western Australia. St.George also operates in South Australia and the Northern Territory under its...

, Australia
St. George Defense
St. George Defense
The St. George Defence, also known as the Baker Defence or Birmingham Defence, is an unorthodox chess opening played with the black pieces. It is given the B00 ECO code as a King's Pawn Opening. The opening begins with the movesThe St. George Defence is generally considered an inferior response to...

, an uncommon chess opening
St. George Dragons
St. George Dragons
The St George Dragons was an Australian Rugby league football club in St George, Sydney, New South Wales that played in Australia's top-level Rugby league competition from New South Wales Rugby Football League in 1921 until 1998; in 1999 they formed a joint venture with the Illawarra Steelers,...

, an Australian rugby league club which played at the highest level from 1921-1998. They have since formed half of a joint venture, the St George Illawarra Dragons, and this merged entity is still often referred to as "St George"
St. George Records
St. George Records
St. George Records is a blues and rockabilly record label setup in 1983 by George Paulus.The label first started reissuing early post-war blues recordings by artists like Little Walter, Jimmy Rogers, Johnny Young, Sleepy John Estes...

, a record label
St. George's FC, a Maltese football club