This simply brings those into the Christian fold ... he has been put to death. This becomes one of [the] first instances we have of what turns into the cult of the martyrs ...

The witness of the early martyrs reminds us that as much as a passionately Christian life is difficult, it’s also a life of joy. This is the kind of selflessness — based on the Beatitudes — ...

In 303, he was himself tortured and executed in Palestine, becoming an early Christian martyr. The legend of George slaying a dragon and rescuing an innocent maiden from death is medieval.

This simply brings those into the Christian fold ... he has been put to death. This becomes one of [the] first instances we have of what turns into the cult of the martyrs ...