He has been the patron saint of England since the 14th century.
St George's Day is the anniversary of his death, which is on April 23rd. He was a soldier in the Roman army who protested against the Roman torture of Christians and was killed for his beliefs.
St George is the patron saint of a number of places, such as Bulgaria, England, Ethiopia, Georgia, Greece, Portugal and Russia.
According to legend, the only well in the town of Silene was guarded by a dragon. In order to get water, the inhabitants of the town had to offer a human sacrifice every day to the dragon.
The person to be sacrificed was chosen by lots.
On the day that St George was visiting, a princess had been selected to be sacrificed. However, he killed the dragon, saved the princess and gave the people of Silene access to water.