The Feisty Prince
If England is to get a new Prince, then this one fits the bill! It's time that a feisty prince is in the running. Here he is, at almost one. His first birthday was on June 22, and this photograph was taken on April 19.
There have been several Georges in the British royal family. George is the name of the patron saint of England. The legend of Saint George is that he slew the dragon to rescue a princess.
May that young Prince George's name give him the strength to vanquished the evils of our modern world, to save his England.
St. George Slaying the Dragon
St. Joseph's Orphanage, Lancashire, England
St Joseph’s Orphanage was opened in 1872 and St Joseph’s Hospital for the Sick Poor followed five years later.I searched for a while for an image of Saint George (that I liked). I found the one above. It is from an orphanage and hospital that is falling apart, as the linked article relates. More work for this young prince.
The hospital tended injured soldiers during both world wars and its nuns, the Sisters of Charity, also delivered tens of thousands of babies.
The orphanage shut in 1954 and the hospital in 1982 and the building fell into disrepair since nuns using it as a rest home moved out a few years ago. [Source: Lancashire Evening Post, April 16, 2013]
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Posted By: Kidist P. Asrat
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