▁Dioc let ian ic ▁Per sec ution ▁of ▁AD ▁ 3 0 3 . ▁ ▁Date ▁In ▁the ▁cal end ars ▁of ▁the ▁Luther an ▁Church es , ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁Ang lic an ▁Comm union , ▁and ▁the ▁General ▁Calendar ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁R ite , ▁the ▁fe ast ▁of ▁Saint ▁George ▁is ▁normally ▁celebrated ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁April . ▁Since ▁E aster ▁often ▁falls ▁close ▁to ▁Saint ▁George ' s ▁Day , ▁the ▁church ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁the ▁fe ast ▁may ▁be ▁moved ▁from ▁ 2 3 ▁April : ▁For ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁the ▁Luther an , ▁Ang lic an ▁and ▁Catholic ▁cal end ars ▁celebrated ▁Saint ▁George ' s ▁Day ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁available ▁week day ▁after ▁the ▁Oct ave ▁of ▁E aster ▁( see ▁E aster ▁Week ) ▁( 2 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁ 2 8 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁and ▁ 2 9 ▁or ▁ 3 0 ▁April , ▁respectively ). ▁Similarly , ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Orth odox ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁the ▁fe ast ▁moves ▁accordingly ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁Monday ▁after ▁E aster ▁or , ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁sometimes ▁called , ▁to ▁the ▁Monday ▁of ▁Bright ▁Week . ▁ ▁The ▁church ▁celebr ation ▁may ▁also ▁be ▁moved ▁if ▁ 2 3 ▁April ▁falls ▁on ▁a ▁Sunday ; ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁Wales ▁the ▁Catholic ▁calendar ▁celebrated ▁Saint ▁George ▁on ▁Monday ▁ 2 4 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 7