List of flags with Christian symbolism
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This list exclusively includes the official flags of administrative bodies or territorial jurisdictions, representing current or former territories, states, counties, and provinces.
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 | |
Calabria | 1992–present | Teutonic and Byzantine crosses | |
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] | |
Kingdom of Italy | 1861–1946 | Christian cross | |
Jersey | 1981–present | Saltire | |
Kingdom of Jerusalem | 1162–1291 | Jerusalem cross[14] | |
Liechtenstein | 1982–present | Christian cross[15] | |
Liguria | 1997–present | Saint George's Cross | |
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 South Wales | 1876–present | Crosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick | |
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] | |
Piedmont | 1995–present | Christian cross | |
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] | |
Queensland | 1876–present | Crosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick, Maltese cross | |
Saint Helena | 1984–present | Crosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick | |
San Marino | 2011–present | Christian cross[15] | |
Sardinia | 1999–present | Saint George's Cross | |
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] | |
South Australia | 1904–present | Crosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick | |
Spain | 1981–present | Christian cross[15] | |
Sweden | 1906–present | Nordic Cross Flag[6] | |
Switzerland | 1841–present | Greek cross[23] | |
Tasmania | 1876–present | Crosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick | |
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] | |
Victoria | 1877–present | Crosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick | |
Western Australia | 1953–present | Crosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick | |
Wilmington | 1963–present | Nordic Cross Flag[26] |
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