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    St. George is the patron saint of England. According to legend, he was tortured and put to death in Palestine after rescuing a king's daughter from being killed by a dragon. King Richard I was said to have had a vision of St. George that inspired him to restore the saint's tomb in Palestine. St. George was proclaimed the chief patron of England after English soldiers won the battle of Agincourt under King Henry V. His feast day is April 23rd.

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    St. George is the patron saint of England. According to legend, he was tortured and put to death in Palestine after rescuing a king's daughter from being killed by a dragon. King Richard I was said to have had a vision of St. George that inspired him to restore the saint's tomb in Palestine. St. George was proclaimed the chief patron of England after English soldiers won the battle of Agincourt under King Henry V. His feast day is April 23rd.

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    ST Georges Day - Cloze

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    St. George is the patron saint of England. According to legend, he was tortured and put to death in Palestine after rescuing a king's daughter from being killed by a dragon. King Richard I was said to have had a vision of St. George that inspired him to restore the saint's tomb in Palestine. St. George was proclaimed the chief patron of England after English soldiers won the battle of Agincourt under King Henry V. His feast day is April 23rd.

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    St. George is 0/ the__ patron saint of England. He was tortured and put
    1/_______ death at Lydda in Palestine. The legend 2/_______ his killing of a dragon
    was very popular: he rescued a king's daughter from becoming the dragon's prey and
    3/_______ managed to save his people. Richard I, also known 4/_______ Richard the
    Lion Heart, was said to 5/_______ had a vision of him and then he was 6/_______ to
    restore the saint's tomb at Lydda in Palestine. St. George 7/_______ proclaimed chief
    patron of England 8/_______ English soldiers under Henry V won the battle of
    Agincourt. His feast day is 9/_______ 23 April. On this day some patriotic
    Englishmen wear 10/_______ rose pinned to their jackets.

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