▁each ▁day ▁they ▁offered ▁the ▁drag on ▁a ▁human ▁sacrifice . ▁The ▁victim ▁was ▁chosen ▁by ▁drawing ▁lots . ▁One ▁day , ▁this ▁happened ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁prin cess . ▁The ▁monarch ▁begg ed ▁for ▁her ▁life ▁with ▁no ▁result . ▁She ▁was ▁offered ▁to ▁the ▁drag on , ▁but ▁there ▁appeared ▁the ▁saint ▁on ▁his ▁travel s . ▁He ▁faced ▁the ▁drag on , ▁sl ay ed ▁it ▁and ▁res cu ed ▁the ▁prin cess . ▁The ▁grateful ▁citizens ▁abandoned ▁their ▁ancest ral ▁pag an ism ▁and ▁converted ▁to ▁Christian ity . ▁ ▁Pat ron age ▁and ▁rem emb rance ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁Saint ▁George ' s ▁fe ast ▁day ▁was ▁reduced ▁to ▁an ▁optional ▁mem orial ▁in ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁calendar ; ▁the ▁solemn ity ▁of ▁his ▁comm em oration ▁depends ▁on ▁purely ▁local ▁observ ance . ▁He ▁is , ▁however , ▁still ▁hon oured ▁as ▁a ▁saint ▁of ▁major ▁importance ▁by ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁and ▁in ▁Oriental ▁Orth odox y . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁So ß mar ▁official ▁website ▁– ▁partly ▁in ▁eng lish ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : V ill ages ▁in ▁Lower ▁Sax ony ▁ ▁Equ ord <0x0A> </s> ▁M angel ia ▁a ster ia ▁is ▁an ▁ext inct ▁species ▁of ▁sea ▁sn ail , ▁a ▁marine ▁g ast rop od ▁m oll usk ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁Mang eli idae . ▁ ▁Description ▁The ▁length ▁of ▁the ▁shell ▁att ains ▁ 6 . 2   mm , ▁its ▁diameter ▁ 2