A brave soldier slaying the dragon and saving the princess is just about the best and oldest story there is, but what is it doing in the story of an early Christian martyr, and what do we really know ...

With its mixture of bloody costumes and scary themes, it can often feel like Halloween is luring kids into topics they are ...

St. George • At first glance, southern Utah’s largest city would seem to have little in common with Saint George, the patron saint of England long eulogized in Christian mythology as a dragonslayer.

Pistrucci’s "St. George and the Dragon," used as a plaque on the Embassy Club fireplace. (Ross Eric Gibson collection). Anson P. Hotaling, the "Whiskey King," in the Santa Cruz Surf in 1897. (Ross ...