St. George is a legendary knight. He was the protector of England in 303 A.D. He may have been a Ritter ancestor.
Background
The story of Saint George and the Dragon was first included in Jacobus de Voragine's collection of Saints' lives written about 1275. The story is a classic on: a dragon threatens a village and demands regular sacrifces of virgins as a pay-off for leaving the villagers otherwise unmolested. St. George, a young hero, slays the dragon and salves the life of a princess.
The story is an allegory of good triumphing over evil. Christian history states that St. George in reality was a protester against an anti-Christian edict and was beheaded (and thus martyred) in 303 AD. He became patron saint of England. due to the strength of the dragon story. His emblem is a red cross on a white background, later adopted by the Knights Templar.