The UK and its four nations
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THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ITS FOUR NATIONS
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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
