Bouin vs St. George

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ouin is the name or part of the name of the following communes in France: Bouin, Deux-Sèvres, in the Deux-Sèvres department Bouin, Vendée, in the Vendée department Bouin-Plumoison, in the Pas-de-Calais department Neuvy-Bouin, in the Deux-Sèvres department Villiers-au-Bouin, in the Indre-et-Loire departmentOther uses of the name Bouin: Bouin Solution, a type of fixative used in histology Jean Bouin, the French athlete and Olympian Stade Jean-Bouin, the sports stadium in Paris, France Jean-Bouin Stadium, Angers, the sports stadium in Angers, France

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Saint George (Greek: Γεώργιος, d. 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was a Christian who is accepted as a saint in Christianity. According to traditional rumors, he was a soldier in the Roman army. His parents were Christians of Greek origin. His father, Gerontius, was a Cappadocian serving in the Roman army. His mother, Polychronia, was a Christian from the city of Lod in Palestine. Saint George was a soldier of Cappadocian Greek origins, member of the Praetorian Guard for Roman emperor Diocletian, who was sentenced to death for refusing to recant his Christian faith. He became one of the most venerated saints and megalomartyrs in Christianity, and he has been especially venerated as a military saint since the Crusades.

In hagiography, as one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers and one of the most prominent military saints, he is immortalized in the legend of Saint George and the Dragon. His memorial, Saint George's Day, is traditionally celebrated on 23 April. England, Ethiopia, Georgia, Catalonia and Aragon in Spain, and several other nation states, cities, universities, professions and organizations all claim George as their patron. The bones of Saint George are buried in his tomb (sarcophagus) in the Church of Saint George, Lod, Israel.

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