St.George's day - 23 April

St. George is believed to have been born in Cappadocia (now Eastern Turkey) in the year A.D. 270. He was a Christian. At the age of seventeen he joined the Roman army and soon became renowned for his bravery. He served under a pagan Emperor but never forgot his Christian faith.
When the pagan Emperor Diocletian started persecuting Christians, St. George pleaded with the Emperor to spare their lives. However, St. George's pleas fell on deaf ears and it is thought that the Emperor Diocletian tried to make St. George deny his faith in Christ, by torturing him. St George showed incredible courage and faith and was finally beheaded near Lydda in Palestine on 23 April, 303.
In 1222, the Council of Oxford declared April 23 to be St George’s Day and he replaced St Edmund the Martyr as England’s patron saint in the 14th century. In 1415, April 23 was made a national feast day.

http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/stgeorge2.html 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/saints/george_1.shtml 

Quiz : http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/1945854.stm

 http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=280

                       The Tomb of St George, Lod, Israel
 http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/St-George-Patron-Saint-of-England/