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St George killing the dragon, 1884. Perhaps a Roman centurion beheaded near modern Tel Aviv, St George (dc303) is the patron saint of England, Catalonia, Genoa, Greece, Portugal, Russia, Venice, and of soldiers. Headpiece for The English Illustrated Magazine. (London, 1884). (Photo by Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)

St George killing the dragon, 1884. Perhaps a Roman centurion beheaded near modern Tel Aviv, St George (dc303) is the patron saint of England, Catalonia, Genoa, Greece, Portugal, Russia, Venice, and of soldiers. Headpiece for The English Illustrated Magazine. (London, 1884). (Photo by Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)