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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture In a message dated 19/04/2006 04:30:51 GMT Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: <<Briefly, she says no one's quite sure when and why St. George came to be patron of England. Edward I (reigned 1272-1307) seems to have been the instigator of the practice of displaying St. George's banner alongside those of the native patrons St. Edmund and St. Edward the Confessor. By the time of Edward III (reigned 1327-77) royal devotion to St. George really came to the fore.>> That may be true -- I am no expert -- but Hardham Church in Sussex has some stunning wall-paintings dated to some time not long after 1100 which feature, amongst much else, St George. There is a delightful article from 1901 at _http://www.sussexchurches.co.uk/hardham.htm_ (http://www.sussexchurches.co.uk/hardham.htm) which is obviously out-of-date, but it gives a flavour. Susan [log in to unmask] ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html