82 TIME-LIFE MIRACLES OF FAITH
A SAINT AND MYTHIC FIGURE
George’s path to death was
characterized by gruesome
persistence (opposite), as seen
inBeheading St. George,from
Episodes from the Life of St. George
by Altichiero and Jacopo Avanzi
(c. 1300s). The tomb of Saint
George (this page) is in the Church
of Saint George in Lod, Israel.MARY AND THE SAINTS