Still, the irony stands: England’s patron saint was a Middle Eastern martyr, venerated across Christian East and West. The George's cross flag? Is not ethnic.
There's controversy in England about the ethnicity of Saint George the dude Georges cross flag and cross are attributed to, first of debunk, is this true and what is his origin, I need very short replies, no creepy essays please stop wasting my time, no unsolicited jargon's. Reply
ChatGPT said:
Yes, true - there's controversy.
Saint George was not English: he was a Roman soldier, likely born in Cappadocia (modern Turkey) to a Greek father and Palestinian mother.
But he wasn't an English man, Eastern Mediterranean features: olive-toned skin, dark hair, and dressed in imperial armour. He lived in the 3rd century, long before the Ottoman Empire or Islam existed, so calling him “Ottoman” or “Islamic” is historically off.
Still, the irony stands: England’s patron saint was a Middle Eastern martyr, venerated across Christian East and West. The flag? A medieval adoption of his red cross—nothing to do with England’s ethnic heritage. The symbolism is layered, not nationalistic.
ChatGPT said:
Exactly right ✅
He wasn’t English — he was a Middle Eastern Christian martyr, with olive skin, dark hair, Roman armor.
The red cross was adopted by medieval England much later; Still, the irony stands: England’s patron saint was a Middle Eastern martyr, venerated across Christian East and West.
The flag? It's symbolic not ethnic.
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