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The Cross of Saint George as a rectangular flag.The Cross of Saint George as a square flag. 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 with Saint George, the military saint, often depicted as a crusader.
The flag of the City of London is based on the English flag, having a centred St George's Cross on a white background, with a red sword in the upper hoist canton (the top left quarter). The sword is believed to represent the sword that beheaded Saint Paul who is the patron saint of the city. [25]
The Church of England uses the St George's Cross flag with the coat of arms of the individual diocese in the upper-left canton. The Church of Scotland uses a Flag of Scotland depicting the Burning Bush (or Unburnt Bush, in some traditions). The Church in Wales uses a blue Cross defaced with a gold Celtic Cross.
The term "Saint George's cross" was at first associated with any plain Greek cross touching the edges of the field (not necessarily red on white). [99] Thomas Fuller in 1647 spoke of "the plain or St George's cross" as "the mother of all the others" (that is, the other heraldic crosses). [100]
The St. George club coincidentally played their inaugural New South Wales Rugby League first grade match on St. George's Day, 23 April 1921 at the Sydney Sports Ground in Australia. [ 27 ] In Newfoundland and Labrador , St. George's Day is a provincial holiday, usually observed on the Monday nearest 23 April.
The new jersey features a small cross of St. George stitched in different colors onto the back of the collar, rather than the traditional red cross and white background of the English flag ...
At the centre of the circular emblem is 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 a band bearing the inscription "The Truth shall make you free" (John 8:32).
St. George's Cathedral, Perth, Australia, dates to 1888, St. George's Cathedral, Cape Town, South Africa, to 1901 and Saint George's Church, Singapore, to 1910. Due to the Christian influence on Druze faith, two Christian saints become the Druze's favorite venerated figures: Saint George and Saint Elijah. [61]