• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
Catholic Review

Catholic Review

Inspiring the Archdiocese of Baltimore

Menu
  • Home
  • News
        • Local News
        • World News
        • Vatican News
        • Obituaries
        • Featured Video
        • En Español
        • Sports News
        • Official Clergy Assignments
        • Schools News
  • Commentary
        • Contributors
          • Question Corner
          • George Weigel
          • Elizabeth Scalia
          • Michael R. Heinlein
          • Effie Caldarola
          • Guest Commentary
        • CR Columnists
          • Archbishop William E. Lori
          • Rita Buettner
          • Christopher Gunty
          • George Matysek Jr.
          • Mark Viviano
          • Father Joseph Breighner
          • Father Collin Poston
          • Amen Columns
  • Entertainment
        • Events
        • Movie & Television Reviews
        • Arts & Culture
        • Books
        • Recipes
        • CR Kids
  • About Us
        • Contact Us
        • Our History
        • Meet Our Staff
        • Photos to own
        • Shop
        • CR Media platforms
        • Electronic Edition
        • Subscribe
  • Advertising
  • Kids
  • News Tips
  • Radio/Podcasts
        • Catholic Review Radio
        • Protagonistas de Fe
        • In God’s Image
        • “In Charity and Truth” with Archbishop William E. Lori
  • Subscribe
A detail is shown from a painting by Raphael of St. George slaying the dragon. The work is displayed at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. It dates to the early 1500s. (Courtesy Andrew W. Mellon Collection/National Gallery of Art)

Radio Interview: Who really was St. George?

April 22, 2024
By Catholic Review Staff
Special to the Catholic Review
Filed Under: Books, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Saints

Hanael Bianchi

The dragon-slaying tale of St. George is most likely mythological. The saint is not. But who was this elusive figure? With the Feast of St. George coming up April 23, George Matysek talks with Hanael Bianchi, a professor of history at Howard Community College, who holds a doctorate in British history from The Catholic University of America. Bianchi is the author of “St. George’s Day: A Cultural History of England’s National Holiday.” He is a parishioner of St. John in Westminster, and also blogs for the Catholic Review.

Click play below to listen to the full program:

More Radio Interviews

Radio Interview: Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s enduring legacy

Radio Interview: Faith, community and a new school year 

Radio Interview: The faith behind the Fighting Irish

Radio Interview: Get on board the Mercy Train

Radio Interview: Art, faith and storytelling

Radio Interview: An American Martyr – The Legacy of Blessed Stanley Rother

Print Print

Primary Sidebar

Catholic Review Staff

Click here to view all posts from this author

For the latest news delivered twice a week via email or text message, sign up to receive our free enewsletter.

| MOST POPULAR |

  • 5 things to know about Archbishop Fulton Sheen as his beatification approaches
  • St. Bernadette’s relics draw hundreds of pilgrims to Emmitsburg despite heavy rain 
  • Archbishop Lori rejoices at Fulton Sheen beatification
  • Canonization cause officially opens for pioneering Minnesota priest
  • Trump tells UN he may opt to ‘annihilate’ Iran, will rebrand AI ‘superintelligence’

| Latest Local News |

Archdiocese of Baltimore clarifies norms for Communion ministers

Archbishop Lori rejoices at Fulton Sheen beatification

St. Bernadette’s relics draw hundreds of pilgrims to Emmitsburg despite heavy rain 

Radio Interview: Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s enduring legacy

Nurses at Ascension St. Agnes Hospital approve contract

| Latest World News |

Ahead of Lourdes visit, alleged Rupnik victims appeal to pope to end Vatican’s ‘prolonged silence’

Pope Leo to visit migration center in Paris that welcomes all, no matter their legal status

At UNESCO, pope laments paradox of celebrating AI while human dignity ‘discarded’

Pope Leo XIV arrives in Paris, urging French leaders to protect the right to life

During ‘Celebrate Sheen Show,’ Archbishop Sheen’s prayer habits, devotion to Eucharist highlighted for emulation

| Catholic Review Radio |

Footer

Our Vision

Real Life. Real Faith. 

Catholic Review Media communicates the Gospel and its impact on people’s lives in the Archdiocese of Baltimore and beyond.

Our Mission

Catholic Review Media provides intergenerational communications that inform, teach, inspire and engage Catholics and all of good will in the mission of Christ through diverse forms of media.

Contact

Catholic Review
320 Cathedral Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
443-524-3150
mail@CatholicReview.org

 

Social Media

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Recent

  • Ahead of Lourdes visit, alleged Rupnik victims appeal to pope to end Vatican’s ‘prolonged silence’
  • Pope Leo to visit migration center in Paris that welcomes all, no matter their legal status
  • At UNESCO, pope laments paradox of celebrating AI while human dignity ‘discarded’
  • Pope Leo XIV arrives in Paris, urging French leaders to protect the right to life
  • Culture of Life Studies Program’s 2026 pro-life essay contest now open through Nov. 7
  • During ‘Celebrate Sheen Show,’ Archbishop Sheen’s prayer habits, devotion to Eucharist highlighted for emulation
  • White House marks Archbishop Sheen beatification, says his legacy endures
  • Archdiocese of Baltimore clarifies norms for Communion ministers
  • AI is generating a mental health crisis, warns Divine Mercy University president

Search

Membership

Catholic Media Assocation

Maryland-Delaware-DC Press Association

The Associated Church Press

© 2026 CATHOLIC REVIEW MEDIA, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED