The 23rd April is St George's Day. St George slew dragons and is the patron saint of England.

Oh, and Aragon. And Canada. And China, Ethiopia, Georgia, Greece, Montenegro, Palestine, Portugal, Russia and Serbia.

And he was from Turkey.

But in England we claim him as our own. picked by pocksucket 5 months ago

This photo essay shows the urban decay of the once prosperous East Saint Louis, Ill picked by titojuante 1 year ago

One of the more unusual yet shockigly lovely things on the web, Shaye Saint John is as lovable as she is frightening picked by CapnSlim 1 year ago

A motorist who refused to discuss his personal business with a St. George, Missouri police officer was threatened with arrest. Brett Darrow, no stranger to problems with police, caught a Police Sergeant stating that he had the power to invent charges that would put Darrow behind bars.
News Article and transcript. picked by 2manyusernames 12 months ago

The Vatican has issued new rules making the route to sainthood more difficult.

I guess they are trying to make this as hard for me as possible. picked by mahler87 7 months ago

Vatican archaeologists have unearthed a sarcophagus believed to contain the remains of the Apostle Paul that had been buried beneath Rome's second largest basilica. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

May 30th 1431 Joan of Arc was burned on the cross as a heretic.
She was the only heretic to become a saint. picked by PulsisX 3 months ago

Car salesmen get called a lot of things. “Living saint” is rarely one of them.
And yet CBS News correspondent Steve Hartman says he really does believe that’s what he found at a Chevy dealer outside Portland, Ore. picked by dollyllama 10 months ago

A poll in 2006 by Catholic magazine Famiglia Cristiana found that more Italian Catholics prayed to Padre Pio than to any other figure, including the Virgin Mary or Jesus.

His face was reconstructed with a lifelike silicone mask of the type used in wax museums because it was apparently too decomposed to show when the body was exhumed. picked by tigertony 4 months ago

A five year old girl fell into the Sun Bear enclosure at St Louis zoo today.

Curator of carnivores, Steve Bircher, said "She was never close to the bears".

I think this misses the point somewhat. picked by Pocksucket 6 months ago

"In my own soul, I feel the terrible pain of this loss. I feel that God does not want me, that God is not God and that he does not really exist." picked by hisidea 1 year ago

When a secret government agency lets out a deadly chemo virus causing the reanimation of the dead, the first place to get hit is Rhino’s, a hot underground strip club. As one of the strippers gets the virus, she turns into a supernatural, flesh-eating zombie stripper, making her the hit of the club. picked by 2manyusernames 5 months ago

They claim that their God has told them that a woman, could not be put in a position of authority over boys. <groan> another Islamic bashing post you ask? No, this was in Kansas and a self-described "catholic" school. picked by 2manyusernames 7 months ago

An Indiana nun once banished from her congregation by a bishop will be proclaimed a saint on Sunday. picked by tlovesd 2 years ago

A 360-degree spherical panorama of a beach in Marigot, Saint Martin, from 9 images which uses stereographic projection to create a globe. This is called the "little planet" effect, when the area close to the point opposite to the centre of projection becomes significantly enlarged. picked by davethefish 4 months ago

Oil on canvas by Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788), the Hermitage at Saint Petersburg. Take a look in the museum and art gallery at the birthplace of Thomas Gainsborough, at www.gainsborough.org picked by misswinkle 1 year ago

The celebration of Thanksgiving is approaching and later on will come Christmas, then New Year’s, Saint Valentines Day and so on… picked by jayeshsurat 1 year ago

Did you ever wonder about the patron saint of Albania? (Mary, Mother of Good Counsel) Or the patron saint of undertakers? (St. Dismas)

Well here is a comprehensive alphabetical list of patron saints to meet all your needs! picked by mahler87 8 months ago

I am no saint but I thought this guy was supposed to be.
picked by unoriganl 1 year ago

For more than 160 years the Trappist monks at Saint Sixtus monastery in Flanders have been producing a rich, dark-brown, beer renowned for its exceptional flavour and strength. But an unexpected misfortune has befallen this reclusive community of 26 Cistercians: their beer has been named the best in the world. picked by tragluk 7 months ago