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3.2 ... St. George is the Patron Saint of Scouting exemplifying the virtues of a Good Scout
Domestic unpaid leuer from St. Georges, France to Nantes, dated "8 8bre 1824 ". The cancel
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Scouts all over the world celebrate St. George's Day on 23 April. On that day all Scouts make a point of thinking
about the Promise and the Scout Law. Just like St. George, the Scouts of today fi ght against al l evi l and unclean.
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Baden-Powell desi gnated St. George the Patron of all Scouts because
the martyred Saint represe nted everything that a Scout should be.
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