Today is Saint George’s Day and a day of symbolic celebration across England and the UK.
During a special assembly today, Mr Camilleri told us the story of Saint George and how he came to be the patron saint of England.
St George isn’t just the patron saint for England. He also holds this position for Aragon, Catalonia, Georgia, Lithuania, Palestine, Portugal, Germany, Greece, Moscow, Istanbul, Genoa and Venice (second to Saint Mark).
The flag of Saint George – a red cross on a white background – is England’s national flag and is incorporated into the Union Flag (the UK’s flag).
Mr Camilleri also discussed the sad passing of Pope Francis who passed on Monday this week. The Pope’s funeral will take place on Saturday, 26 April at 10:00 local time (09:00 BST). Papal funerals have historically been very elaborate, but instructions set out by Francis are much simpler. He will be the first Pope in more than a century not to be buried in the crypt of St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican.
We took some pictures of todays assembly, which can be seen in the gallery below. Please click on the thumbnails below for a larger view.
