Tag: Who was George of Lydda?

St George (275/285-303) was born into a Greek Christian noble family in Cappadocia (Today’s Turkey) and died in Lydda, then Palestine (Today’s Israel). At the age of 14, his father died and a few years later his mother. St George followed his father’s footsteps, becoming a soldier to Roman Emperor Diocletian. By his late 20’s, he…