Subdeacon Joe Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick · Just in time for the feast day. St. George knows it takes at least a week on the spit to get dragon just right. (With lemon!) Also, eating dragons is Biblical (Ps. 74:14). Quote 14 Thou didst establish the sea by Thy might, Thou didst break the heads of the dragons in the water. 15 Thou didst crush the head of the dragon, Thou gavest him as food to the Ethiopian peoples. I thought that the style of the icon looked Ethiopean/Eritrean. Святой Отец Георгий Моли Бога о нас. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 My signature, on a couple of other boards. Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy, and taste good with catsup - George of Lod, Year of Our Lord 297 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Kit Cool Gun Garth Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 Put this one under: Just in case someone is hankerin' some dragon food. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 “Cry ‘God for Harry, England and Saint George!’” 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 That's a little disillusioning, you know? Seeing those sheep in the background implies that George was hunting dragon over bait. Very unsportsmanlike. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted April 24 Author Share Posted April 24 (edited) 1 hour ago, Alpo said: That's a little disillusioning, you know? Seeing those sheep in the background implies that George was hunting dragon over bait. Very unsportsmanlike. Hmmm.....I see it as St. George protecting the sheep (Christians) from the dragon (Diocletian and the Devil). Of course, there are several interpretations of it. That's just my take on it. One of them is a village was being beset by a dragon which prevented the people from tending their flocks, and once a year they would sacrifice a virgin to the dragon. St. George subdued the dragon, put a rope or chain on it, had a young woman lead it to the village where St. George killed it. Edited April 24 by Subdeacon Joe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 3 hours ago, Subdeacon Joe said: Hmmm.....I see it as St. George protecting the sheep (Christians) from the dragon (Diocletian and the Devil). Of course, there are several interpretations of it. That's just my take on it. One of them is a village was being beset by a dragon which prevented the people from tending their flocks, and once a year they would sacrifice a virgin to the dragon. St. George subdued the dragon, put a rope or chain on it, had a young woman lead it to the village where St. George killed it. Would PETA have complained? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 8 hours ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: Would PETA have complained? Likely. He would also have faced charges for killing an endangered species. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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