Steeple of Stadtkirche / City Church, with dragon gargoyles, in Stein am Rhein, Switzerland

Dragon gargoyles decorate the rain spouts on the steeple of the Stadtkirche (City Church) in Stein am Rhein, a well-preserved medieval center in Schaffhausen Canton, Switzerland, Europe. The legend of St. George slaying a dragon was a brought back with the Crusaders. According to legend, St. George (who may have lived about AD 280-303) was a Roman soldier of Greek origin and officer in the Guard of Roman emperor Diocletian, who ordered his death for failing to recant his Christian faith. As a Christian martyr, he later became one of the most venerated saints in Christianity.

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Dragon gargoyles decorate the rain spouts on the steeple of the Stadtkirche (City Church) in Stein am Rhein, a well-preserved medieval center in Schaffhausen Canton, Switzerland, Europe. The legend of St. George slaying a dragon was a brought back with the Crusaders. According to legend, St. George (who may have lived about AD 280-303) was a Roman soldier of Greek origin and officer in the Guard of Roman emperor Diocletian, who ordered his death for failing to recant his Christian faith. As a Christian martyr, he later became one of the most venerated saints in Christianity.