St George and the Dragon statue inside the Storkyrkan Church Stockholm Sweden The Storkyrkan Great Church is the oldest church in Gamla Stan the old town of Stockholm It is first mentioned in a written document dating from The statue is attributed to the German sculptor Bernt Notke and dates from It was commissioned to commemorate the victory of the Swedish regent Sten Sture at the Battle of Brunkeberg in The statue also serves as a reliquary and contains relics said to be of St George and two other saints