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The cult of Saint George in medieval England by Jonathan Good is a biography available to read on EtoBox.
What is The cult of Saint George in medieval England about?
<b>A survey of the cult of St George in the middle ages, investigating its beginning and growth, and its manipulation for political and other ends.</b>Recently, St George has enjoyed a modest revival as a specifically English national symbol. But how he became the patron saint of England in the first place has always been a mystery. He was not English, nor was his principal shrine there - the usual criteria for national patronage; yet his status and fame have eclipsed all others. Instead, it was
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Jonathan Good
- Publisher
- The Boydell Press
- Published
- 2009
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9786612987755
- Category
- biography
- Subjects
- Christian, Memoir, Political Science
- Updated
- 2026-03-24