Happy St George’s Day to all you English out there. The Irish all over the world celebrate St Patrick's Day in style and yet the reserved English hardly acknowledge it at all nowadays. St George is the patron saint of England and Georgia. He became revered by the English in the middle ages and was adopted as Patron Saint by William III (reigned 1327–77) made him the patron of the newly founded Most Noble Order of the Garter.
It is said that St. Georges Chapel Windsor one was home to part of his heart, part of his skull and two fingers.
According to legend he fought with Christians in the Crusades and the English during the Hundred Years War, but interestingly he never visited the British Isles.
History of St. George
He is believed to have been born in Lydda Palestine (which is now Lodd in Israel) of Greek parents. According to legend, he was a soldier in the Roman army who became an ideal of martial valour and selflessness, who killed a dragon and saved a princess.
St George’s slaying of the dragon may stem from the earlier Greek myth of Perseus, who it is believed rescued Andromeda from a sea monster near Lydda.
After the union of England and Scotland in1707, celebration of the day waned in popularity, but in modern times it remains as a celebration of English culture. The flag of England is the red Cross of St. George, and this is widely displayed as a symbol of national identity. Now his flag has been adopted to celebrate English Football.
For more about the myth of Perseus see here https://www.greeka.com/greece-myths/perseus-andromeda/