!!!Georg, Heiliger Georg, Saint, feast day April 23, d. about 305, martyr. According to legend an officer from Cappadocia. One of the 14 auxiliary saints; patron saint of farmers, blacksmiths, soldiers, boy scouts, live stock (horses) etc. Numerous place-names testify to his wide-spread patronage in Austria. Customs: Georgi. !Literature O. Wimmer and H. Melzer, Lexikon der Namen und Heiligen, %%sup 6/%1988. %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Georg,_Heiliger|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]