Sant Jordi’s Day

What Do Dragons, Roses, and Books Have in Common?

Evil doers beware when Saint George also known as Sant Jordi appears. In legend, he has appeared in support of the Crown of Aragon to help the Christian army defeat the Moors. In Catalunya, he captured and killed a dragon who was about to devour a princess named Cleodolinda[1]. Roses sprang from the blood of the dragon where the sword of the venerated saint had cut him.

There are, of course, countless legends about Sant Jordi, and his fame for defending his faith made him patron saint of…