Which St. George? Well we are partially from England. St.George is
the patron Saint of England.
Very little is known about St. George’s life, but it is
though the was a high ranking officer in the Roman army who was
killed in around AD 303.
It seems that the Emperor Diocletian had St. George tortured to
make him deny his faith in Christ. However despite some of the most
terrible torture even for that time, St George showed incredible
courage and faith and was finally beheaded near Lydda in Palestine.
His head was later taken to Rome where it was interred in the
church dedicated to him.
King Edward III made him the Patron Saint of England when he
formed the Order of the Garter in St. George's name in 1350
The city of St. George is Utah is most likely named after George
A. Smith an apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day
Saints from 1839-1875 He was a cousin of Joseph Smith and
well-loved by the early LDS settlers in Utah.
The other theory is that it was named for Phillip St. George
Cooke, a friend of Brigham Young who donated a large amount of
equipment for settling southern Utah even though he himself was not
LDS.
Small cache you will probably need tweezers (or nimble fingers)
to get the log out!
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Thanks
