Patron Saint - "Saint Jack O The Green" (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Wednesday, April 24, 2013, 18:57 (4236 days ago) @ slowhands

I'm sorry Peter but you've distressed me now by suggesting my patron Saint may not be English ! How ridiculous, you can't get a more English-sounding name than George, can you ? #
I therefore feel I should remind you that in Forest Bus Mythology surely the prime colour is in fact Green, Edwards Of Lydbrook. Indeed in their latter years as Tizzards they wore blue, methinks my two prime colours trumps your red !

Two days ago while recalling the old days for no obvious reason I mentioned the Green Man pub at Fownhope, a pub I've not visited or even thought about for 20+ years. Thanks to you I now discover what brought it to my mind.

Surely the Patron Saint of the Forest should be a Green Man ?. Yes he may have Pagan roots, but the inner Forest was a wild place pre 1800 or so. So in case this is still a concern, why not one of his more cheery offshoots, Jack O' The Green ? And partner Jill, maybe, in this enlightened age ?.

Wotyereckon ??

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_in_the_green

PS is there a Patron Saints of Saints...?

# Entirely rhetorical, no further research necessary thanks ;-)