Why is it that a man who was born in Palestine and died in Turkey is the patron saint of England?

by captain_nippy

Everybody in England loves St. George and he is a source of great patriotism but from what I can see, he shouldn't have anything to do with my country? Please explain, I'm befuddled.

Thankyou!

vertexoflife

See this question asked a couple hours after yours: http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/23rgdo/who_actually_was_st_george/