pilgrim centers of the saint in India are at Aruvithura and Puthuppally in Kottayam District, Edathua in Alappuzha district, and Edappally in Ernakulam district of the southern state of Kerala. The saint is commemorated each year from 27 April to 14 May at Edathua. On 27 April after the flag hoisting ceremony by the parish priest, the statue of the saint is taken from one of the altars and placed at the extension of the church to be venerated by devotees till 14 May. The main feast day is 7 May, when the statue of the saint along with other saints is taken in procession around the church. Intercession to George of Edathua is believed to be efficacious in repelling snakes and in curing mental ailments. The sacred relics of George were brought to Antioch from Mardin in 900 and were taken to Kerala, India, from Antioch in 1912 by Mar Dionysius of Vattasseril and kept in the Orthodox seminary at Kundara, Kerala. H.H. Mathews II Catholicos had given the relics to St. George churches at Puthupally, Kottayam District, and Chandanappally, Pathanamthitta district. George is remembered in the Church of England with a Festival on 23 April. Catholic Church feast days: 23 April – main commemoration, 24 April – commemoration in Poland, (23 April – commemoration of Saint Wojciech) 7 May – martyrdom in Lydda, 20 June – commemoration of translation of relics to Anchin Abbey, 15 October – commemoration of translation of relics to Toulouse, Eastern Orthodox Church feast days: 27 January – Commemoration of the Miracle (deliverance of the island of Zakynthos from the plague) of the Great Martyr George in Zakynthos in 1689/1688. (Greek Orthodox Church) 12 April – Gerontius from Cappadocia, martyr, father of George, husband of Polychronia (c.290) 23 April – Holy Glorious Great-martyr, Victory-bearer and Wonderworker George (303) [Death anniversary] 23 April – Polychronia from Cappadocia, martyr, mother of George, wife of Gerontius (303/304) 6 May – George's Day in Spring [BOC] 3 November – Dedication of the Church of the Great-martyr George in Lydda (4th century) 10 November – Commemoration of the torture of Great-martyr George in 303 [GOC] 23 November – Dedication of the Church of St. George at Kiev (1051) Patronages George is a highly celebrated saint in both the Western and Eastern Christian churches, and many Patronages of Saint George exist throughout the world. George is the patron saint of