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.

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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]
Argentina	1816–present	The colors light blue and white represent the mantle of the Virgin Mary (Our Lady of Luján)^[3]
Armenia	1990–present	The color red emblematizes the maintenance of the Christian faith^[4]
Asturias	1990–present	Alpha and Omega and the Victory Cross^[5]
Australia	1903–present	Crosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick^[6]
Baton Rouge	1995–present	Crosses of St. George and St. Andrew
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
Burundi	1967–present	Saint Andrew's Cross
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
Cornwall	19th century–present	Saint Piran's Cross
Denmark	1219–present	Nordic Cross Flag^[7]
Dominica	1978–present	The cross represents the Trinity^[8]
Dominican Republic	1863–present	A Bible, a cross and the color white stands for salvation^[9]
East Africa Protectorate	1895–1921	Crosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick
East India Company	1801-1858	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)^[10]
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^[7]
Florida	1900–present	St. Andrews cross and Motto (In God We Trust)^[11]
Galicia	1984–present	A chalice joined to a silver host^[12]
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
Kingdom of Hungary/Hungary (state flag)	1848-present	Patriarchal cross, Crown of Saint Stephen
Iceland	1944–present	Nordic Cross Flag^[7]
Isles of Scilly	2002–present	Scillonian Cross, based on Saint Piran's Cross
Ireland	1922–present	The green signifies the Catholic majority. The orange signifies the Protestant minority^[13]
Ingria	1919–present	Nordic Cross Flag^[14]
Kingdom of Italy	1861–1946	Christian cross
Jersey	1981–present	Saltire
Kingdom of Jerusalem	1162–1291	Jerusalem cross^[15]
Lebanon	1943–present	The cedar of Lebanon is an important biblical historical symbol.^[16]^[17]
Liechtenstein	1982–present	Christian cross^[18]
Liguria	1997–present	Saint George's Cross
Louisiana	1912–present	A pelican of piety
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.^[18]
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^[18]
Niue	1902–present	Crosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick
Northern Ireland	1924-1973	Saint George's Cross
Norway	1821–present	Nordic Cross Flag^[7]
Nova Scotia	1929–present	Saint Andrew's Cross^[19]
Ontario	1965–present	Crosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick
Order of Malta	1259–present	Saint George's Cross
Orenburg Oblast	1996–present	Orthodox Cross^[20]
Orkney	2007–present	Nordic Cross Flag
Pärnu	1934–present	Nordic Cross Flag^[21]
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^[18]
Sardinia	1999–present	Saint George's Cross
Scania	1902–present	Nordic Cross Flag^[22]
Scotland	1542–present	Saint Andrew's Cross
Serbia	2004–present	Serbian cross symbolizes Serbian Orthodoxy^[23]
Shetland	2005–present	Nordic Cross Flag
Slovakia	1992–present	Patriarchal cross^[24]
South Australia	1904–present	Crosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick
Spain	1981–present	Christian cross^[18]
Sweden	1906–present	Nordic Cross Flag^[7]
Switzerland	1841–present	Greek cross^[25]
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.^[26]^[27]^[28]
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^[29]^[30]^[31]
Vatican City	1929–present	Crossed keys of Saint Peter and the Papal Tiara centered in the white band^[32]
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^[33]

References

[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]
"El verdadero significado de nuestra bandera". infobae (in European Spanish). 20 June 2017. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
[4]
"General Information on the government of Armenia's website". gov.am. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
[5]
"Asturias (Spain)". CRW Flags. 2015-10-31. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
[6]
Foley, Carol A. (1996). The Australian flag : colonial relic or contemporary icon?. Sydney: Federation Press. p. 18. ISBN 9781862871885.
[7]
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.
[8]
"Flag Description: Dominica". World Factbook. CIA. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
[9]
"Flag Description: Dominican Republic". World Factbook. CIA. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
[10]
"Description of the Flag of El Salvador". fotw.info. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
[11]
"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.
[12]
"Galicia (Spain)". CRW Flags. 2018-09-02. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
[13]
Talocci, Mauro (1982). Guide to the Flags of the World. Morrow. p. 271. ISBN 0688011411.
[14]
"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.
[15]
"Kingdom of Jerusalem 1099–1291". Flags of the World. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
[16]
UNESCO World Heritage Centre 2005.
[17]
Bible hub 2024; King 1993, p. 122.
[18]
"64 countries have religious symbols on their national flags". Pew Research. 25 November 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-25.
[19]
Smith, Whitney. "Flag of Nova Scotia". britannica.com. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
[20]
"Coat of arms of the Orenburg region". Президентская библиотека имени Б.Н. Ельцина. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
[21]
"Symbols of Pärnu". parnu.ee. Retrieved 2023-12-29. The flag of Pärnu is blue, with a white cross.
[22]
"Historien om Skånelands flagga". skanskaakademien.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2017-09-30. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
[23]
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.
[24]
"O štátnej vlajke, štátnej zástave, štátnom znaku a štátnej pečati". Joint Czech–Slovak Digital Parliamentary Library. June 1939. Retrieved 2013-06-23.
[25]
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.
[26]
Kindersley Ltd., Dorling (6 January 2009). Complete Flags of the World. Penguin. p. 235. ISBN 9780756654863. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
[27]
"Tonga". The World Factbook. CIA. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
[28]
Smith, Whitney (24 November 2013). "Flag of Tonga". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Retrieved 9 August 2014. (subscription required)
[29]
"Union Jack". The Royal Household. Retrieved 2013-06-23.
[30]
Stump, Roger W. (4 April 2008). 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
[31]
Garvin, James Louis; Hooper, Franklin Henry, eds. (1929). "Cross §Heraldic Crosses". The Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (14th ed.). London: The Encyclopedia Britannica Company. p. 753. 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.
[32]
"State of Vatican City: Flag, Coat of Arms and Seal". vatican.va. 2013-06-09. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
[33]
Purcell, John (2003). American City Flags. Vol. 9–10. Archived from the original on 2019-07-08.

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