Tradition holds that after St. George was executed by the Roman emperor Diocletian in 303, his remains were taken to Lydda (now Lod, Israel) and later transferred to a church built in his name there. Various reputed relics of the saint are housed in Western and Eastern churches worldwide. St. Georgeās Chapel of Windsor Castle in England, for example, is said to have once held two of his fingers, part of his heart, and part of his skull.
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