A young Roman officer and saint. Around 303, he was beheaded and martyred in Diospolis, Palestine, for refusing to renounce his faith against the orders of Emperor Diocletian. Veneration of him spread from the East to the West in the 4th century, and he was associated with Perseus's slaying of monsters in Greek mythology, and many of his heroic deeds are told. In the 12th century, a legend arose that he slayed an evil dragon, saved the king's daughter, and converted the country to Christianity. This legend was often used as a painting material for Eastern Orthodox icons. He was especially popular in England, and after the Council of Oxford (1222), he became the patron saint of England. In the Eastern Orthodox Church, he is revered as the patron saint of soldiers. The Russians made him the patron of their army and arsenals. [Sadao Taguchi November 17, 2017] [References] | |"Saint George and the Dragon" by Bernardo Martorell, 1434-1435, tempera , owned by the Art Institute of Chicago Georgios Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend |
古代ローマの青年将校、聖人。303年ごろディオクレティアヌス帝の命令に反して信仰を捨てなかったため、パレスチナのディオスポリスで斬首(ざんしゅ)され殉教した。彼に対する尊崇は4世紀、東方から西方にかけて広がり、ギリシア神話のペルセウスの怪物退治と結び付けられ、多くの英雄的行為が伝えられている。12世紀には、悪竜を退治して王の娘を救い、その国をキリスト教に改宗させたという伝説が生じた。これは東方正教会のイコンの画材に多く取り上げられた。イギリスでとくに親しまれ、オックスフォード教会会議(1222)後、イングランドの守護聖人となった。東方正教会では兵士の守護聖人として崇(あが)められている。ロシア人は彼らの軍隊、兵器廠(しょう)の守護者とした。 [田口貞夫 2017年11月17日] [参照項目] | |ベルナルド・マルトレル画『聖ゲオルギウスと竜』 1434~1435年 テンペラシカゴ美術研究所所蔵"> ゲオルギウス 出典 小学館 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について 情報 | 凡例 |
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