St. George
The Congregation originally asked for the name Sisters of St. Francis of the Sacred Heart, but there was already a religious Order by that name. They were encouraged to take the name of a parish they founded in Germany—St. George. The Martyr St. George was a soldier in the Diocletian military in Nicomedia when a war waged against the Christian religion. He laid aside his military dignity, refused to fight, and complained to the emperor. He was immediately thrown into prison where he was later tortured with great cruelty, but nothing shook his beliefs. He was led through the city and beheaded. He is usually depicted on horseback with a sword drawn at the dragon under his feet. This figure is only a symbolic representation that by his faith and Christian fortitude he conquered the devil, who is named a dragon in the Apocalypse. From this image, he is often called St. George the Dragon Slayer.
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