The unknown soldier

His name was George.

He was a soldier.

He believed in Christ and they killed him for it.

That’s really all we know about him.

But people remembered the name of George, the warrior who died for Christ, and long after the facts of his life were forgotten, tales about him were told and retold and grew in the telling (the most famous of which – in which he slays a dragon - was encompassed in a collection known as “The Golden Legend”).

Thus, St. George is famous, and yet also unknown.

But we know that he was a soldier who died for Christ and that is a more wonderful accomplishment than anything.

The feast of St. George is celebrated on this day.