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title: "Saint George of Novgorod — Icons"
description: "The Great Martyr George is shown as a standing warrior. The icon served as a principal church image associated with Saint George's Cathedral at Yuriev…"
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Historical icon

# Saint George of Novgorod

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Saint George of Novgorod

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Dating

Approximately 1130

Origin

Veliky Novgorod; Yuriev Monastery

Author / school

Unknown

## About the icon

The Great Martyr George is shown as a standing warrior. The icon served as a principal church image associated with Saint George's Cathedral at Yuriev Monastery and is among the oldest surviving Rus' icons of the saint.

An icon is an image for prayer. The description explains theological meaning and prayer tradition; it does not promise an outcome.

**Source and image rights**

Saint George, Novgorod school, c. 1130; public-domain faithful reproduction via Wikimedia Commons.

Public domain

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