Many knightly orders and other organizations have called themselves the Knights of St. George. All of them have been dedicated to the veneration of St. George and have recognized him as their patron. St. George of Lydda was a martyr, victim to the Roman Emperor Diocletian's persecution of Christians in the fourth century.
Catholic Union of the Knights of Saint John - union of Knights of St. Paul, Knights of St. George and Knights of St. Louis, and others; organized in Baltimore and Washington in 1884 and incorporated in 1886 in the state of New York.
Order of St. George of Alfama - founded in 1201 by King Pedro II
Order of Montesa and St. George of Alfama
Order of St. George - founded by Emperor Frederick III of Austria in 1464
Confraternity of St. George - founded in 1494, by Emperor Maximilian I of Austria
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St. George of Lydda was a martyr, victim to the Roman Emperor Diocletian's persecution of Christians in the fourth century.
Catholic Union of the Knights of Saint John - union of Knights of St. Paul, Knights of St. George and Knights of St. Louis, and others; organized in Baltimore and Washington in 1884 and incorporated in 1886 in the state of New York.
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