Christian Crosses on Flags

Many national and district flags feature Christian crosses, and this page lists those featured on this website.

They fall into five main groups:

• St. Andrew's Cross, the 'X' shaped cross
• Greek Cross, the basis of many British-related flags
• Nordic Cross, based on the Danish flag and used in all Scandinavian flags
• Southern Cross, the stars incorporated in Southern Hemisphere flags
• Others

Although the flags feature a cross, usually the flag represents a country or region - not Christianity. For example, the Union Flag of the United Kingdom features three Christian crosses. But this flag represents the union of three kingdoms - not a triple dose of Christianity nor even the Holy Trinity. Nevertheless, these flags do carry a symbol that has Christian roots and whether intentional or not, they can be perceived by Christians and non-Christians as religious symbols.

There are other flags with crosses, many of which are 'unofficial', that is, appearing on various websites but not necessarily in the country's or region's constitution. Such flags are generally omitted from this page, as are many old flags that have been replaced with a non-cross design, and military flags which are variations of the national flag.