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It's #StGeorgesDay - fun fact about this English patron saint is that he's also the Palestinian, Ethiopian, Maltese, Georgian, Portuguese and Catalan patron saint. He was Cappadocian and the dragon he killed was said to be in the city of Silene, Libya.
He's revered in the Middle East where he is both a saint and prophetic figure in Islamic sources. His earliest cult was Palestinian and the basilica to him there was destroyed by Muslims in 1010 - then churches to him kept being built and destroyed during the crusades.
He wouldn't become the English patron saint till the 14th century - before that, it was Edward the Confessor! But in 1522 everyone's saints banners except George's got abolished during the English Reformation.
When I lived in Lebanon, I know lots of people thought that George had killed the dragon there. In Beirut stands the Maronite Cathedral to him, and he's patron saint of the archdiocese there too. As with all hagiographic legends, many lay claim to him.
