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.
List
Flag | Entity | Dates used | Religious characteristics |
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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. Patrick[5]
| |
Bermuda | 1999–present | Crosses of St. Patrick
| |
British Ceylon | 1875–1948 | Crosses of St. Patrick
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British Columbia | 1960–present | Crosses of St. Patrick
| |
British Honduras | 1919–1981 | Crosses of St. Patrick
| |
British Hong Kong | 1871–1997 | Crosses of St. Patrick
| |
British Indian Ocean Territory | 1990–present | Crosses of St. Patrick
| |
British Weihaiwei | 1903–1930 | Crosses of St. Patrick
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City of London | 1381–present | Saint George's Cross | |
Colonial Nigera | 1954–1960 | Crosses of St. Patrick
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Cook Islands | 1979–present | Crosses of St. Patrick
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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. 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. Patrick
| |
Faroe Islands | 1940–present | Nordic Cross Flag
| |
Fiji | 1970–present | Crosses of St. Patrick and a dove
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Finland | 1918–present | Nordic Cross Flag[6]
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Florida | 1900–present | St. Andrews cross and Motto (In God We Trust)[10] | |
Galicia | 1984–present | A 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. Patrick
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Iceland | 1944–present | Nordic Cross Flag[6]
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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. 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. Patrick[15]
| |
Niue | 1902–present | Crosses of St. Patrick
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Norway | 1821–present | Nordic Cross Flag[6]
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Nova Scotia | 1929–present | Saint Andrew's Cross[16] | |
Ontario | 1965–present | Crosses of St. Patrick
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Orenburg Oblast | 1996–present | Orthodox Cross[17] | |
Orkney | 2007–present | Nordic Cross Flag
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Pärnu | 1934–present | Nordic Cross Flag[18]
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Portugal | 1911–present | Compound cross of five quinas, each one charged with five saltire-arranged five wounds of Christ
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Quebec | 1948–present | Christian cross, fleurs-de-lys stand for the Virgin Mary[19] | |
Saint Helena | 1984–present | Crosses of St. Patrick
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San Marino | 2011–present | Christian cross[15] | |
Scania | 1902–present | Nordic Cross Flag[20]
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Scotland | 1542–present | Saint Andrew's Cross | |
Serbia | 2004–present | Serbian Orthodoxy[21]
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Shetland | 2005–present | Nordic Cross Flag
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Slovakia | 1992–present | Patriarchal cross[22] | |
Spain | 1981–present | Christian cross[15] | |
Sweden | 1906–present | Nordic Cross Flag[6]
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Switzerland | 1841–present | Greek cross[23] | |
Tonga | 1875–present | Greek cross | |
Tristan da Cunha | 2002–present | Crosses of St. Patrick and motto (Our faith is our strength)
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Tuvalu | 1997–present | Crosses of St. Patrick
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Uganda Protectorate | 1914–1962 | Crosses of St. Patrick
| |
United Kingdom | 1707–present | Crosses of St. Patrick[24]
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Vatican City | 1929–present | Crossed Papal Tiara centered in the white band[25]
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Wilmington | 1963–present | Nordic Cross Flag[26]
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See also
References
- ^ "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.
- ISBN 0472089072.
- ^ "General Information on the government of Armenia's website". gov.am. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
- ^ "Asturias (Spain)". CRW Flags. 2015-10-31. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ISBN 9781862871885.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Flag Description: Dominica". World Factbook. CIA. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
- ^ "Flag Description: Dominican Republic". World Factbook. CIA. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
- ^ "Description of the Flag of El Salvador". fotw.info. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Galicia (Spain)". CRW Flags. 2018-09-02. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ISBN 0688011411.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Kingdom of Jerusalem 1099–1291". Flags of the World. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
- ^ a b c d e "64 countries have religious symbols on their national flags". Pew Research. Retrieved 2014-12-25.
- ^ Smith, Whitney. "Flag of Nova Scotia". brittanica.com. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
- ^ "Coat of arms of the Orenburg region". Президентская библиотека имени Б.Н. Ельцина. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
- ^ "Symbols of Pärnu". parnu.ee. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
The flag of Pärnu is blue, with a white cross.
- Encyclopaedia Britannica.
- ^ "Historien om Skånelands flagga". skanskaakademien.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2017-09-30. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
- 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.
- ^ "O štátnej vlajke, štátnej zástave, štátnom znaku a štátnej pečati". Joint Czech–Slovak Digital Parliamentary Library. June 1939. Retrieved 2013-06-23.
- 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.
- ^ "Union Jack". The Royal Household. Retrieved 2013-06-23.
- ^ "State of Vatican City: Flag, Coat of Arms and Seal". vatican.va. 2013-06-09. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
- ^ Purcell, John (2003). American City Flags. Vol. 9–10. Archived from the original on 2019-07-08.