Patronages of Saint George United States Armor Association awards the Saint George Award to tankers and cavalry troopers in a knighting ceremony. He is also the patron saint of skin disease sufferers and syphilitic people. Patronages of Saint George As a highly celebrated saint in both the Western and Eastern Christian churches, Saint George is connected with a large number of patronages throughout the world, and his iconography can be found on the flags and coats of arms of a number of cities and countries. Saint George is a patron saint of Georgia, and it is claimed by Georgian author Enriko Gabisashvili that Saint
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