St. George Emt, Patron Saint of Boy Scouts and Soldiers
St. George, a famous saint, is the patron saint of soldiers. Turkish by birth, George served in the Roman army and eventually gained a high rank. George refused to persecute his fellow Christians when ordered otherwise by the Emperor Diocletian, and was beheaded. St. George is the subject of many legends. He is best known for the story in which he killed a fearsome dragon which was persecuting a city. Today, St. George is most popularly called 'the dragon slayer'.
