This great miracle worker and martyr lived in the latter part of the third century A.D., during the rule of the Roman Emperor Diocletian. Having entered military service, Saint George stood out among the other soldiers by virtue of his mind, valor, physical strength, military bearing and beauty. Saint George became a favourite of Diocletian. When Diocletian started his persecutions against the Christians, Saint George declared himself to be a Christian and thus denied the false idols. He suffered many tortures because of his belief but never considered renouncing it.

On icons, Saint George is depicted sitting on a white horse, slaying a dragon with a spear. It is said that not far from the place where Saint George was born, in a lake lived a dragon that frequently devoured people. In order to appease the wrath of that dragon the superstitious inhabitants gave up a youth or maiden to be eaten. Once the lot fell on the daughter of the ruler of that locale. When the beast began to approach her, a radiant youth appeared on a white horse, who killed the dragon with a spear and saved the maiden. This youth was the Great Martyr Saint George. By such a miraculous appearance he converted to Christ the inhabitants of that country, who until then were pagans.