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Virtually every culture on earth has an oral tradition of encounters with large, strange beasts—creatures different from those we know. Were they dragons? Why don't we still have dragons among us? Or do we? Will we ever know for sure? Part 3 Dragon slayers become saints In the Western world, where dragons were "evil," dragon killers have been celebrated, and several made into saints. The western church had no fewer than 40 dragon-slaying saints, the best known being Saints George, Michael, Catherine, and Margaret. St. George died circa 303 AD, was first identified as the patron saint of England in the 14th century, and Click here to read the rest of this article ... |