In heraldry, Saint George's Cross (or the Cross of Saint George) is a red cross on a white background, which from the Late Middle Ages became associated...
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part of Saint George's earliest hagiographies, and seems to have been a later addition. The earliest text which preserves fragments of George's narrative...
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Saint George's Day is the feast day of Saint George, celebrated by Christian churches, countries, regions, and cities of which he is the patron saint...
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Flag of England (redirect from Flag of Cross of St George)
Kingdom. It is derived from Saint George's Cross (heraldic blazon: Argent, a cross gules). The association of the red cross as an emblem of England can...
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also supplied the name of Saint George's sword: "Ascalon". The story of Saint George, as the Red Cross Knight and the patron saint of England, slaying the...
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Common design elements of flags include shapes such as stars, stripes, and crosses, layout elements such as including a canton (a rectangle with a distinct...
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Look up Saint George, St. George, or St. George's in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Saint George was a soldier in the Roman army in the 3rd and 4th centuries...
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Saint Patrick's Saltire or Saint Patrick's Cross is a red saltire (X-shaped cross) on a white field. In heraldic language, it may be blazoned argent,...
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Coat of arms of Barcelona (category Coats of arms with crosses)
4114 The heraldry of the city joining the Saint George's Cross (a field Argent with a cross Gules), patron saint of the House of Barcelona and the arms of...
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Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince of Wales (the future King George IV), while...
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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...
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position of St George as the patron saint of England has been observed since the mid-1990s. Notably, the Flag of England (the Saint George's Cross), which in...
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The Cross of Saint George (Russian: Георгиевский крест, romanized: Georgiyevskiy krest) is a state decoration of the Russian Federation. It was initially...
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Saint George's College, founded in 1936 and run by the Congregation of Holy Cross, is a private bilingual school in Santiago, Chile. It is one of the...
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St George's Cross subway station is a Glasgow Subway station in Glasgow, Scotland which serves the areas of Woodside and Woodlands of the city. It is located...
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presence of a chief. The plain cross of gules in a field argent is termed Saint George's Cross. The ordinary formed when the cross' arms are oblique, passing...
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classes. Ribbon: The ribbon of the Order of Saint George is orange with three black stripes, commonly called "George's Ribbon". It symbolises fire and gunpowder:...
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In Sweden, the term "Saint George's Cross" sometimes refers to the cross pattée used by Swedish Freemasons. For example, the cross of the Swedish Order...
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Malta Cross of St. George, a Russian gallantry award The Saint George's Cross, as a heraldic device and flag design Caroline Springs George Cross FC, association...
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officially changed to Saint George's School. In June 1959, Saint George's held its first commencement exercises as nine seniors crossed graduation bridge...
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Menevia and the patron saint of Wales. It is normally a yellow cross on a black field, but it has also appeared as a black cross on a yellow field or with...
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Flag of the Dominican Republic (category Flags with crosses)
of the Dominican Constitution, the flag features a centered white Saint George's cross that extends to the edges and divides the flag into four rectangles;...
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Category:Recipients of the George Cross List of George Cross recipients George Medal Cross of St. George, a Russian award St. George's cross, the flag of England...
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Christian Cross Crosses in heraldry Christian symbolism Saint symbolism Crucifixion in the arts Cultural, political, and religious symbols in Unicode Cross "ASCII...
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The Cross of Saint Peter, also known as the Petrine Cross, is an inverted Latin cross traditionally used as a Christian symbol, but in recent times, it...
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Flag of Barcelona (category Flags with crosses)
flag, featuring the official logo of the city (which incorporates Saint George's cross) over the vertical Catalan stripes. The flag enjoyed some political...
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Flag of the Anglican Communion (category Crosses in heraldry)
Saint George's Cross, a reminder of the origins of the Anglican Communion and a link unifying the past to the Communion today. Encircling the cross is...
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Flag of Guernsey (category Flags with crosses)
Guernsey was adopted in 1985 and consists of the red Saint George's Cross with an additional gold Norman cross within it. The creation was prompted by confusion...
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Mar Thoma Sleeva (Saint Thomas Cross) are ancient crosses associated with the community of Indian subcontinent, who trace their origins to the evangelism...
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White Ensign (redirect from St. George's Ensign)
Royal Navy ships and shore establishments. It consists of a red St George's Cross on a white field, identical to the flag of England except with the Union...
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