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.

## List

Flag  | Entity  | Dates used  | Religious characteristics

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| Alabama  | 1895–present  | A crimson cross of St. Andrew[1]

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| 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]
Template:Country data Asturias | 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
Template:Country data British Ceylon | 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
Template:Country data British Honduras | British Honduras  | 1919–1981  | Crosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick
Template:Country data British Hong Kong | 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
Template:Country data Weihaiwei | British Weihaiwei  | 1967–present  | Crosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick
| Burundi  | 1903–1930  | Saint Andrew's Cross
Template:Country data Calabria | Calabria  | 1992–present  | Teutonic and Byzantine crosses
Template:Country data City of London | City of London | 1381–present  | Saint George's Cross
Template:Country data Colonial Nigeria | 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]
Template:Country data British East Africa | East Africa Protectorate  | 1895–1921  | Crosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick
| Ethiopian Empire  | 1897–1974  | Christian cross
| 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]
Template:Country data Ingria | Ingria | 1919–present  | Nordic Cross Flag[13]
| Kingdom of Italy  | 1861–1946  | Christian cross
| Jersey  | 1981–present  | Saltire
Template:Country data Kingdom of Jerusalem | Kingdom of Jerusalem | 1162–1291  | Jerusalem cross[14]
| Lebanon | 1943–present  | The cedar of Lebanon is an important biblical historical symbol.[15]({{{1}}}, {{{2}}})
| Liechtenstein  | 1982–present  | Christian cross[16]
Template:Country data Liguria | 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.[16]
| Montserrat  | 1960–present  | Irish figure Erin holding a Christian cross
Template:Country data Moscow Oblast | Moscow Oblast  | –present  | Orthodox Cross
| Mozambique  | 1983–present  | A Bible under a bayonet and a hoe
| 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[16]
| 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[17]
| Ontario  | 1965–present  | Crosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick
Template:Country data Sovereign Military Order of Malta | Order of Malta  | 1259–present  | Saint George's Cross
Template:Country data Orenburg Oblast | Orenburg Oblast  | 1996–present  | Orthodox Cross[18]
Template:Country data Orkney | Orkney  | 2007–present  | Nordic Cross Flag
Template:Country data Pärnu | Pärnu  | 1934–present  | Nordic Cross Flag[19]
Template:Country data Piedmont | 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  | Saint Michael's Cross, blue being the color of Saint Martin's cloak, Moreover, the flag reflects the arms of France, whose blue color and fleurs-de-lys are symbols of the Virgin Mary, who is traditionally depicted dressed in blue and wearing a crown of fleurs-de-lys.
| 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[16]
| Sardinia  | 1999–present  | Saint George's Cross
Template:Country data Scania | Scania  | 1902–present  | Nordic Cross Flag[20]
| Scotland  | 1542–present  | Saint Andrew's Cross
| Serbia  | 2004–present  | Serbian cross symbolizes Serbian Orthodoxy[21]
Template:Country data Shetland | 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[16]
| Sweden  | 1906–present  | Nordic Cross Flag[6]
| Switzerland  | 1841–present  | Greek cross[23]
Template:Country data Tasmania | Tasmania  | 1876–present  | Crosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick
| Tonga  | 1875–present  | The 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 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
Template:Country data Protectorate of Uganda | 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[27][28][29]
| Vatican City  | 1929–present  | Crossed keys of Saint Peter and the Papal Tiara centered in the white band[30]
| 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
Template:Country data Wilmington | Wilmington  | 1963–present  | Nordic Cross Flag[31]

## See also

* Religious symbolism
* History of Christian flags
* Religion in national symbols

## References

1. ↑ "Alabama (U.S.)". https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/us-al.html. "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". https://www.gov.am/en/official/.
4. ↑ "Asturias (Spain)". 2015-10-31. https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/es-o.html.
5. ↑ Foley, Carol A. (1996). The Australian flag : colonial relic or contemporary icon?. Sydney: Federation Press. p. 18. ISBN 9781862871885.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Temperman, Jeroen (2010). State Religion Relationships and Human Rights Law. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. ISBN 978-9004181489. https://books.google.com/books?id=Khag6tbsIn4C&dq=flag+of+sweden+christian&pg=PA88. "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". CIA. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/flags/flagtemplate_do.html.
8. ↑ "Flag Description: Dominican Republic". CIA. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/flags/flagtemplate_dr.html.
9. ↑ "Description of the Flag of El Salvador". https://www.fotw.info/flags/sv.html.
10. ↑ "State Flag". Florida Department of State. https://dos.fl.gov/florida-facts/florida-state-symbols/state-flag/. "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)". 2018-09-02. https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/es-ga.html.
12. ↑ Talocci, Mauro (1982). Guide to the Flags of the World. Morrow. p. 271. ISBN 0688011411. https://archive.org/details/guidetoflagsofwo00talo.
13. ↑ "Ingrian flag". http://heninen.net/inkeri/lippu_e.htm. "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". https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/rel-c-kj.html.
15. ↑ UNESCO World Heritage Centre 2005. sfn error: no target: CITEREFUNESCO_World_Heritage_Centre2005 (help)
16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 "64 countries have religious symbols on their national flags". Pew Research. 25 November 2014. http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/11/25/64-countries-have-religious-symbols-on-their-national-flags/.
17. ↑ Smith, Whitney. "Flag of Nova Scotia". Encyclopædia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Nova-Scotia.
18. ↑ "Coat of arms of the Orenburg region". https://www.prlib.ru/en/item/1157480.
19. ↑ "Symbols of Pärnu". https://parnu.ee/en/home/symbols-of-parnu. "The flag of Pärnu is blue, with a white cross."
20. ↑ "Historien om Skånelands flagga" (in sv). http://skanskaakademien.se/index.php/15-specialartiklar/62-historien-on-skånelands-flagga.html.
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 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. ↑ "O štátnej vlajke, štátnej zástave, štátnom znaku a štátnej pečati". June 1939. http://www.psp.cz/eknih/1939ssr/tisky/t0015_00.htm.
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. ↑ Kindersley Ltd., Dorling (6 January 2009). Complete Flags of the World. Penguin. p. 235. ISBN 9780756654863. https://books.google.com/books?id=1yahq8im86kC&pg=PA235. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
25. ↑ "Tonga". The World Factbook. CIA. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/tonga/.
26. ↑ Smith, Whitney (24 November 2013). "Flag of Tonga". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.. http://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1355548/flag-of-Tonga. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
27. ↑ "Union Jack". The Royal Household. http://www.royal.gov.uk/MonarchUK/Symbols/UnionJack.aspx.
28. ↑ Stump, Roger W. (4 April 2008) (in en). The Geography of Religion: Faith, Place, and Space. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. p. 261. ISBN 978-0-7425-8149-4. "Religious nationalism has also played a significant role in the ideology of state identity. This pattern appears in the use of religious symbols in national iconography, such as versions of the Christian cross in the flags of the United Kingdom, the Scandinavian countries, Switzerland, and Greece"
29. ↑ "Cross §Heraldic Crosses" (in en). The Encyclopædia Britannica. 6 (14th ed.). London: The Encyclopedia Britannica Company. 1929. p. 753. https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.59227/page/n807/mode/2up. "The cross in one form or other appears on the flags and ensigns of many Christian countries. The English cross of St. George is a plain red cross on white ground; the Scottish cross of St. Andrew is a plain diagonal white cross (heraldically termed a saltire) on a blue ground, and the Irish cross of St. Patrick is a plain diagonal red cross on a white ground. These three crosses are combined in the Union Jack.".
30. ↑ "State of Vatican City: Flag, Coat of Arms and Seal". 2013-06-09. https://www.vatican.va/news_services/press/documentazione/documents/sp_ss_scv/insigne/sp_ss_scv_stemma-bandiera-sigillo_en.html.
31. ↑ Purcell, John (2003). American City Flags. 9–10. http://nava.org/raven-a-journal-of-vexillology/volume-9-10-2002-2003/.

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