Some confusion has arisen from the revision of its Calendar of Saints 
by the Roman Catholic Church in 1969. Saints have long been honoured 
with different degrees of solemnity. What the Catholic Church did was to 
downgrade the recollection of St George to the lowest category, 
commemoration, an optional memorial for local observance. The Church did 
not abolish St George. Indeed, it maintains a fine Cathedral named for 
him, opposite the Imperial War Museum in London.

The reason the Church now simply commemorates St George is that, 
although he certainly existed, so little is definitely known about him. 
Most of the legends about George are apochryphal and indeed incredible. 
The Church has never officially held that these legends are literally 
true, but made use of them to illustrate some of its teachings in times 
when people were more comfortable with such materials.

DaivaD. wrote:
> "Ruta" <rutapeter@online.de> wrote in message news:h02e7p$upf$1@trimpas.omnitel.net...
> Kas gi buvo 
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>> susiję su pavasarine Juro diena?
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