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Banner of St George - Westminster Abbey Made from cream and rose damask silk, this banner features a figure of St George, patron saint of England, dressed as an officer in the Roman army and trampling on a dragon. The designer was Christopher Webb, and the banner was presented in 1948 by Mrs Itterson-Pronk, a member of the Abbey congregation. The scroll around the head of the saint reads, ‘George victorious champion knight of Christendom patron