THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ITS FOUR NATIONS

IDENTIFYING SYMBOLS OF THE FOUR NATIONS

ENGLAND

St. GEORGE

Soldier in the Roman army; inmortalized in the myth of “Saint George and the Dragon”; his memorial is celebrated on April 23rd.

WALES

St. DAVID

Welsh bishop of Menevia during the 6th century; his memorial is celebrated on March 1st.

SCOTLAND

 St. ANDREW

Christian Apostle and the brother of Saint Peter ; his memorial is celebrated on November 30th.

IRELAND

St. PATRICK

5th-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland; his memorial is celebrated on March 17th.

GEOGRAPHY