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List of flags with Christian symbolism

List of flags inscribed with Christian symbolism

This list exclusively includes the official flags of administrative bodies or territorial jurisdictions, representing current or former territories, states, counties, and provinces.

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Flag Entity Dates used Religious characteristics
  Alabama 1895–present A crimson cross of St. Andrew[1]
  Åland 1954–present Nordic Cross Flag
  Alberta 1968–present Saint George's Cross
  Andorra 1866–present Includes a bishop's mitre, representing the Bishop of Urgell[2]
  Armenia 1990–present The color red emblematizes the maintenance of the Christian faith[3]
  Asturias 1990–present Alpha and Omega and the Victory Cross[4]
  Australia 1903–present Crosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick[5]
  Bermuda 1999–present Crosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick
  British Ceylon 1875–1948 Crosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick
  British Columbia 1960–present Crosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick
  British Honduras 1919–1981 Crosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick
  British Hong Kong 1871–1997 Crosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick
  British Indian Ocean Territory 1990–present Crosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick
  British Weihaiwei 1903–1930 Crosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick
  City of London 1381–present Saint George's Cross
  Colonial Nigera 1954–1960 Crosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick
  Cook Islands 1979–present Crosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick
  Denmark 1219–present Nordic Cross Flag[6]
  Dominica 1978–present The cross represents the Trinity[7]
  Dominican Republic 1863–present A Bible, a cross and the color white stands for salvation[8]
  East Africa Protectorate 1895–1921 Crosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick
  El Salvador 1912–present Dios, Unión, Libertad (God, Union, Liberty)[9]
  England –present Saint George's Cross
  Falkland Islands 1999–present Crosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick
  Faroe Islands 1940–present Nordic Cross Flag
  Fiji 1970–present Crosses of St. George, St. Andrew, St. Patrick and a dove
  Finland 1918–present Nordic Cross Flag[6]
  Florida 1900–present St. Andrews cross and Motto (In God We Trust)[10]
  Galicia 1984–present A chalice joined to a silver host[11]
  Georgia 2004–present Jerusalem cross
  Greece 1978–present Greek cross symbolizes Greek Orthodoxy
  Guernsey 1985–present Saint George's Cross, Norman cross
  Hawaii 1845–present Crosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick
  Iceland 1944–present Nordic Cross Flag[6]
  Ireland 1922–present The green signifies the Catholic majority. The orange signifies the Protestant minority[12]
  Ingria 1919–present Nordic Cross Flag[13]
  Jersey 1981–present Saltire
  Kingdom of Jerusalem 1162–1291 Jerusalem cross[14]
  Liechtenstein 1982–present Christian cross[15]
  Malta 1964–present George Cross
  Manitoba 1965–present Crosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick
  Mississippi 2021–present Motto (In God We Trust)
  Moldova 1990–present Orthodox Cross
  Montenegro 2004–present Orthodox Cross[15]
  Montserrat 1960–present Irish figure Erin holding a Christian cross
  Moscow Oblast –present Orthodox Cross
  New Zealand 1902–present Crosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick[15]
  Niue 1902–present Crosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick
  Norway 1821–present Nordic Cross Flag[6]
  Nova Scotia 1929–present Saint Andrew's Cross[16]
  Ontario 1965–present Crosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick
  Orenburg Oblast 1996–present Orthodox Cross[17]
  Orkney 2007–present Nordic Cross Flag
  Pärnu 1934–present Nordic Cross Flag[18]
  Portugal 1911–present Compound cross of five quinas, each one charged with five saltire-arranged bezants, representing the five wounds of Christ
  Quebec 1948–present Christian cross, fleurs-de-lys stand for the Virgin Mary[19]
  Saint Helena 1984–present Crosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick
  San Marino 2011–present Christian cross[15]
  Scania 1902–present Nordic Cross Flag[20]
  Scotland 1542–present Saint Andrew's Cross
  Serbia 2004–present Serbian cross symbolizes Serbian Orthodoxy[21]
  Shetland 2005–present Nordic Cross Flag
  Slovakia 1992–present Patriarchal cross[22]
  Spain 1981–present Christian cross[15]
  Sweden 1906–present Nordic Cross Flag[6]
  Switzerland 1841–present Greek cross[23]
  Tonga 1875–present Greek cross
  Tristan da Cunha 2002–present Crosses of St. George, St. Andrew, St. Patrick and motto (Our faith is our strength)
  Tuvalu 1997–present Crosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick
  Uganda Protectorate 1914–1962 Crosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick
  United Kingdom 1707–present Crosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick[24]
  Vatican City 1929–present Crossed keys of Saint Peter and the Papal Tiara centered in the white band[25]
  Wilmington 1963–present Nordic Cross Flag[26]

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References edit

  1. ^ "Alabama (U.S.)". Flags of the World. Retrieved 2023-12-18. The state flag was to be a crimson cross of St. Andrew on a field of white.
  2. ^ Zartman, Rubin (2002). Power and Negotiation. University of Michigan Press. p. 111. ISBN 0472089072.
  3. ^ "General Information on the government of Armenia's website". gov.am. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  4. ^ "Asturias (Spain)". CRW Flags. 2015-10-31. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  5. ^ Foley, Carol A. (1996). The Australian flag : colonial relic or contemporary icon?. Sydney: Federation Press. p. 18. ISBN 9781862871885.
  6. ^ a b c d e Temperman, Jeroen (2010). State Religion Relationships and Human Rights Law. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. ISBN 978-9004181489. Many predominantly Christian states show a cross, symbolising Christianity, on their national flag. Scandinavian crosses or Nordic crosses on the flags of the Nordic countries–Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden–also represent Christianity.
  7. ^ "Flag Description: Dominica". World Factbook. CIA. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
  8. ^ "Flag Description: Dominican Republic". World Factbook. CIA. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
  9. ^ "Description of the Flag of El Salvador". fotw.info. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  10. ^ "State Flag". dos.fl.gov. Florida Department of State. Retrieved 2023-12-18. The current design of Florida's state flag was adopted in 1900. In that year, Florida voters ratified a constitutional amendment based on an 1899 joint resolution of the state legislature to add diagonal red bars, in the form of a St. Andrew's cross, to the flag.
  11. ^ "Galicia (Spain)". CRW Flags. 2018-09-02. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  12. ^ Talocci, Mauro (1982). Guide to the Flags of the World. Morrow. p. 271. ISBN 0688011411.
  13. ^ "Ingrian flag". heninen.net. Retrieved 2024-01-12. It is a Nordic cross flag with a yellow background and a red scandinavian cross with an inserted narrow blue cross.
  14. ^ "Kingdom of Jerusalem 1099–1291". Flags of the World. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  15. ^ a b c d e "64 countries have religious symbols on their national flags". Pew Research. Retrieved 2014-12-25.
  16. ^ Smith, Whitney. "Flag of Nova Scotia". brittanica.com. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  17. ^ "Coat of arms of the Orenburg region". Президентская библиотека имени Б.Н. Ельцина. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  18. ^ "Symbols of Pärnu". parnu.ee. Retrieved 2023-12-29. The flag of Pärnu is blue, with a white cross.
  19. ^ Smith, Whitney (January 26, 2001). "Flag of Quebec". Encyclopaedia Britannica.
  20. ^ "Historien om Skånelands flagga". skanskaakademien.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2017-09-30. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  21. ^ Temperman, Jeroen (2010). State-Religion Relationships and Human Rights Law: Towards a Right to Religiously Neutral Governance. Brill Academic. p. 88. ISBN 9789004181489. The cross on the flag of Dominica represents Christianity while the three colours of which the cross consists stand for the Trinity. The coat of arms depicted on the flag of Slovakia shows a double cross. The flag of the Dominican Republic represents Christianity while the three colours of which the cross consists stand for the Tinity. The coat of arms depicted on the flag of Slovakia shows a double cross. The flag of the Dominican Republic shows the words "God, Fatherland, Liberty", an opened bible and a cross (depicted in the coat of arms which is represented in the centre). The 'five-cross-flag' of George shows four small crosses and a large St. George's Cross, referring to the patron saint of Georgia (the national flag of England shows the St. George's Cross as well). The white cross on the flag of Greece symbolizes Greek Orthodoxy. The flag of Moldova shows its coat of arms in the centre: an eagle with a Christian Orthodox cross in its beak. The coat of arms of Serbia, as depicted on the national flag, also shows an Orthodox cross.
  22. ^ "O štátnej vlajke, štátnej zástave, štátnom znaku a štátnej pečati". Joint Czech–Slovak Digital Parliamentary Library. June 1939. Retrieved 2013-06-23.
  23. ^ Foley, Carol A. (1 January 1996). The Australian Flag. Federation Press. p. 10. ISBN 9781862871885. The Christian cross, for instance, is one of the oldest and most widely used symbols in the world, and many European countries, such as the United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Greece and Switzerland, adopted and currently retain the Christian cross on their national flags.
  24. ^ "Union Jack". The Royal Household. Retrieved 2013-06-23.
  25. ^ "State of Vatican City: Flag, Coat of Arms and Seal". vatican.va. 2013-06-09. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  26. ^ Purcell, John (2003). American City Flags. Vol. 9–10. Archived from the original on 2019-07-08.
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