Saint George or a true “English” saint

With you on this one BB

 

Jesus is a historical character. It's difficult to refute that. Whether he did what people say he did is obviously another matter.

 

Doesnt mean he was real NNW , merely the fact that someone collated a few stories and turned it into a best seller

 

You think St George was real??

 

Not quite what I meant BB

 

We only have one saint Thorlak who was born Þorlákr or Þorlákur Þórhallsson in Skálholt in 1133 and died in 1193. He was the sixth bishop of Skálholt and was made a saint in 1198 by the AlÞingi. The Roman Church made him a saint in 1998.

 

Pope Adrian IV was born in Abbots Langley if that helps

 

http://www.vsnrweb-publications.org.uk/Text Series/Dating the icelandic sagas.pdf

Akureyi - this might help................!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

AK - did you know there is an Icelandic Saga thing on BBC 4 on Tuesday night the Laxdaela Saga - it is part of their "Wonders of Iceland" season

 

I once met someone who wrote his PhD on a comparison of Jacobean drama and Icelandic Sagas. I wish I'd asked him why.

St George is the patron saint of Corinthians, the Brazilian football team. Who should Watford have as their patron saint?

 

Saint Scooge might tighten up the defence

 

To answer my own question. How about St Servatius who is invoked against foot troubles?

 

Oh- and I vote Doyley is not allowed

 

Saint Basil known for work withe poor and underpriviliged! describes WFC quite well dont you think!

 

Saint Daniel - led us into the Lion's den and gave them a mauling, then repeated the feat at our place.

 

It has to be St Eustace...

"St Eustace White, one of the Catholic Forty Martyrs of England and Wales. Born in Louth, Lincolnshire in 1559, he was a convert to Catholicism who travelled to Europe to study for the priesthood. He was ordained, probably at the Venerable English College, Rome in 1588, and returned to England for his ministry later that year - the year of the Spanish Armada. He thus began his ministry just as anti-Catholic feeling was reaching fever pitch. A friendly conversation with a fellow traveller led to his arrest in Dorset three years later. Eustace put up a very articulate defence in the West Country but had no chance to defend himself in the London court and so was tortured and then hanged, drawn and quartered at Tyburn later that year." Wikipedia

Especially love the bit about "articulate defence"

 

2RJ I have not seen this book as is old. I will search on Amazon.

 

I seem to remember a cartoon in one of our programs depicting the pope saying about St John of Eustace leading 11 Christians into the lions den and defeating them 6-1.