List of flags with Christian symbolism explained

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

List

FlagEntityDates usedReligious characteristics
Alabama1895–presentA crimson cross of St. Andrew[1]
Åland1954–presentNordic Cross Flag
Alberta1968–presentSaint George's Cross
Andorra1866–presentIncludes a bishop's mitre, representing the Bishop of Urgell[2]
Armenia1990–presentThe color red emblematizes the maintenance of the Christian faith[3]
Asturias1990–presentAlpha and Omega and the Victory Cross[4]
Australia1903–presentCrosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick[5]
Bermuda1999–presentCrosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick
British Ceylon1875–1948Crosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick
British Columbia1960–presentCrosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick
British Honduras1919–1981Crosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick
British Hong Kong1871–1997Crosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick
British Indian Ocean Territory1990–presentCrosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick
British Weihaiwei1903–1930Crosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick
Calabria1992–presentTeutonic and Byzantine crosses
City of London1381–presentSaint George's Cross
Colonial Nigera1954–1960Crosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick
Cook Islands1979–presentCrosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick
Denmark1219–presentNordic Cross Flag[6]
Dominica1978–presentThe cross represents the Trinity[7]
Dominican Republic1863–presentA Bible, a cross and the color white stands for salvation[8]
East Africa Protectorate1895–1921Crosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick
El Salvador1912–presentDios, Unión, Libertad (God, Union, Liberty)[9]
England–presentSaint George's Cross
Falkland Islands1999–presentCrosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick
Faroe Islands1940–presentNordic Cross Flag
Fiji1970–presentCrosses of St. George, St. Andrew, St. Patrick and a dove
Finland1918–presentNordic Cross Flag
Florida1900–presentSt. Andrews cross and Motto (In God We Trust)[10]
Galicia1984–presentA chalice joined to a silver host[11]
Georgia2004–presentJerusalem cross
Greece1978–presentGreek cross symbolizes Greek Orthodoxy
Guernsey1985–presentSaint George's Cross, Norman cross
Hawaii1845–presentCrosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick
Iceland1944–presentNordic Cross Flag
Ireland1922–presentThe green signifies the Catholic majority. The orange signifies the Protestant minority[12]
Ingria1919–presentNordic Cross Flag[13]
Kingdom of Italy1861–1946Christian cross
Jersey1981–presentSaltire
Kingdom of Jerusalem1162–1291Jerusalem cross[14]
Liechtenstein1982–presentChristian cross[15]
Liguria1997–presentSaint George's Cross
Malta1964–presentGeorge Cross
Manitoba1965–presentCrosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick
Mississippi2021–presentMotto (In God We Trust)
Moldova1990–presentOrthodox Cross
Montenegro2004–presentOrthodox Cross.
Montserrat1960–presentIrish figure Erin holding a Christian cross
Moscow Oblast–presentOrthodox Cross
New South Wales1876–presentCrosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick
New Zealand1902–presentCrosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick
Niue1902–presentCrosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick
Norway1821–presentNordic Cross Flag
Nova Scotia1929–presentSaint Andrew's Cross[16]
Ontario1965–presentCrosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick
Orenburg Oblast1996–presentOrthodox Cross[17]
Orkney2007–presentNordic Cross Flag
Pärnu1934–presentNordic Cross Flag[18]
Piedmont1995–presentChristian cross
Portugal1911–presentCompound cross of five quinas, each one charged with five saltire-arranged bezants, representing the five wounds of Christ
Quebec1948–presentChristian cross, fleurs-de-lys stand for the Virgin Mary[19]
Queensland1876–presentCrosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick, Maltese cross
Saint Helena1984–presentCrosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick
San Marino2011–presentChristian cross
Sardinia1999–presentSaint George's Cross
Scania1902–presentNordic Cross Flag[20]
Scotland1542–presentSaint Andrew's Cross
Serbia2004–presentSerbian cross symbolizes Serbian Orthodoxy[21]
Shetland2005–presentNordic Cross Flag
Slovakia1992–presentPatriarchal cross[22]
South Australia1904–presentCrosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick
Spain1981–presentChristian cross
Sweden1906–presentNordic Cross Flag
Switzerland1841–presentGreek cross[23]
Tasmania1876–presentCrosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick
Tonga1875–presentThe red field symbolizes the Blood of Christ, while the white canton symbolizes the purity of Jesus and contains a Greek cross, representing Christianity itself.[24] [25] [26]
Tristan da Cunha2002–presentCrosses of St. George, St. Andrew, St. Patrick and motto (Our faith is our strength)
Tuvalu1997–presentCrosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick
Uganda Protectorate1914–1962Crosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick
United Kingdom1707–presentCrosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick[27]
Vatican City1929–presentCrossed keys of Saint Peter and the Papal Tiara centered in the white band[28]
Victoria1877–presentCrosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick
Western Australia1953–presentCrosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick
Wilmington1963–presentNordic Cross Flag[29]

See also

References

  1. Web site: Alabama (U.S.) . 2023-12-18 . Flags of the World . The state flag was to be a crimson cross of St. Andrew on a field of white..
  2. Book: Zartman, Rubin . Power and Negotiation . 2002 . 0472089072 . 111. University of Michigan Press .
  3. Web site: General Information on the government of Armenia's website . 2023-12-10 . gov.am.
  4. Web site: 2015-10-31 . Asturias (Spain) . 2023-12-13 . CRW Flags.
  5. Book: Foley, Carol A. . The Australian flag : colonial relic or contemporary icon? . Federation Press . 1996 . 9781862871885 . Sydney . 18.
  6. Book: Temperman, Jeroen . State Religion Relationships and Human Rights Law . . 2010 . 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. Web site: Flag Description: Dominica . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130615130501/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/flags/flagtemplate_do.html . June 15, 2013 . June 21, 2013 . World Factbook . CIA.
  8. Web site: Flag Description: Dominican Republic . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130615114105/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/flags/flagtemplate_dr.html . June 15, 2013 . June 21, 2013 . World Factbook . CIA.
  9. Web site: Description of the Flag of El Salvador . 2023-12-10 . fotw.info.
  10. Web site: State Flag . 2023-12-18 . dos.fl.gov . Florida Department of State . 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. Web site: 2018-09-02 . Galicia (Spain) . 2023-12-13 . CRW Flags.
  12. Book: Talocci, Mauro . Guide to the Flags of the World . 1982 . 0688011411 . 271 . Morrow . registration.
  13. Web site: Ingrian flag . 2024-01-12 . heninen.net . It is a Nordic cross flag with a yellow background and a red scandinavian cross with an inserted narrow blue cross..
  14. Web site: Kingdom of Jerusalem 1099–1291 . 2023-12-10 . Flags of the World.
  15. Web site: 64 countries have religious symbols on their national flags . 25 November 2014 . 2014-12-25 . Pew Research.
  16. Web site: Smith . Whitney . Flag of Nova Scotia . 2023-12-26 . brittanica.com . Encyclopædia Britannica.
  17. Web site: Coat of arms of the Orenburg region . 2023-12-10 . Президентская библиотека имени Б.Н. Ельцина . en.
  18. Web site: Symbols of Pärnu . 2023-12-29 . parnu.ee . The flag of Pärnu is blue, with a white cross..
  19. Encyclopedia: Flag of Quebec. Encyclopaedia Britannica. Smith. Whitney. Whitney Smith. January 26, 2001.
  20. Web site: Historien om Skånelands flagga . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170930084721/http://skanskaakademien.se/index.php/15-specialartiklar/62-historien-on-sk%C3%A5nelands-flagga.html . 2017-09-30 . 2023-12-10 . skanskaakademien.se . sv.
  21. Book: Temperman, Jeroen . State-Religion Relationships and Human Rights Law: Towards a Right to Religiously Neutral Governance . Brill Academic . 2010 . 9789004181489 . 88 . 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 Trinity. 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. Web site: June 1939 . O štátnej vlajke, štátnej zástave, štátnom znaku a štátnej pečati . 2013-06-23 . Joint Czech–Slovak Digital Parliamentary Library.
  23. Book: Foley, Carol A. . The Australian Flag . 1 January 1996 . Federation Press . 9781862871885 . 10 . 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. Book: Kindersley Ltd., Dorling. Complete Flags of the World. Penguin. 6 January 2009. 235. 9 August 2014. 9780756654863.
  25. Web site: Tonga. 9 August 2014. The World Factbook. CIA.
  26. Encyclopedia: Whitney. Smith. Encyclopædia Britannica. Flag of Tonga. 24 November 2013. 9 August 2014. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc..
  27. Web site: Union Jack . 2013-06-23 . The Royal Household.
  28. Web site: 2013-06-09 . State of Vatican City: Flag, Coat of Arms and Seal . 2023-12-11 . vatican.va.
  29. Book: Purcell, John . American City Flags . 2003 . 9–10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190708180807/http://nava.org/raven-a-journal-of-vexillology/volume-9-10-2002-2003/ . 2019-07-08 . dead.

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