Refugee Week, 14 – 20 June, is a unique opportunity each year to learn from the experiences of people who have sought refuge and asylum, to celebrate the valuable contributions made by refugees to the world and our communities, and consider how we can take action together for justice.
Join us this Refugee Week as we join with Common Grace to celebrate one million stories of welcome.
The Original St George
George of Lydda (d. April 23, 303) was an early Christian martyr who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to holy tradition, he was a soldier in the Roman army. Of Cappadocian Greek origin, he became a member of the Praetorian Guard for Roman emperor Diocletian, but was sentenced to death for refusing to recant his Christian faith, as part of the Diocletianic Persecution.