REGISTER FOR THE INVESTITURE Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom. Saturday 4 September 2021. 11.30am. We’re delighted to announce that – COVID-19 restrictions permitting – we will be holding our next UK Investiture at Holy Trinity, Guildford on Saturday 4 September 2021. We will be investing those members joining us as Knights/Dames or higher grades. For Officers […]
Join us in lighting a candle on St. George’s Day as a sign of hope and solidarity in these challenging times. Wherever you are in the world, please set a candle to help create a worldwide ring of light. Please send us a photo (small files only, please!) of your candle and location. We’ll be […]
Saturday 6 March at 13:00 EST (Atlanta); 18:00 GMT (London) Join this event via Zoom Alternative log-in options. Download a PDF of this Order of Service PLEASE NOTE THAT REGALIA SHOULD BE WORN FOR THIS EVENT Officers (OStG) of the UK Grand Priory should wear their neck jewel with black ribbon. The neck jewel with […]
Carnival time came to the Order in February with our virtual Mardi Gras and Valentine’s Day Masked Ball. Visit our Mardi Gras page here or see the article in Called to Order for more information.
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Our next scheduled Zoom meeting is the Feast of St. George. This will be held on Sunday 25 April 2021 at 13:00 EDT (Atlanta) / 18:00 BST [GMT+] (London). Please click here to join the Feast of St. George If this link does not work, please cut and paste the whole of the link below […]
The Order of St. George Educational Scholarship Fund aims to help eliminate educational poverty in Tanzania by providing young women a way to escape from Gender Based Violence, complete their education and become productive citizens of Tanzania. Many young girls are affected by various forms of Gender Based Violence just because they were born female. […]
The Order’s St. George’s Day Greeting Card. Send your friends your best wishes on St. George’s Day (23 April) with our new greetings card A6 size. (4.1″ x 5.8″) The image is a 15th century icon of St. George and the dragon from the Kingdom of Georgia. The message is “St.George’s Day Greetings!” Rear cover […]
Stories of Saint George, the patron saint of chivalry, have been recounted in many lands for seventeen centuries. It is believed that the historical figure of George was born in Cappadocia (present-day Turkey) around AD 280. He enlisted in the Roman army under the emperor Diocletian and soon exhibited skills sufficient to warrant promotion to […]
“The first (of the chivalric Orders) was probably the Order of St.George … It was a brotherly union of knights who swore to defend the realm and protect the king, and to follow him in ‘pastimes and knightly sports’ – doubtless a reference to tournaments they contested.” Knights & the Golden Age of Chivalry page […]