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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    Johnson also supplied the Saint George's sword name: "Ascalon". The story of St. George, as the Red Cross Knight and the patron saint of England, slaying 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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  • 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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  • 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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    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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  • 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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    Cappadocia, like Saint George, and was said to be his relative. This feast day is unique to Georgia, and it is the day of St George's martyrdom. There...
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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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    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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    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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  • 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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  • 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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    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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    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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  • Acts of Union 1800 it was combined with the Saint George's Cross of England and the Saint Andrew's Cross of Scotland to form the Union Flag of the United...
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    the First Crusade was a red cross on a white field, the St. George's Cross. According to Christian tradition, Saint George was a Roman soldier who was...
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    Crocker & Brewster. (pp. 49-55) Saint George in devotions, traditions and prayers St George's Church (disambiguation) St. George's Cathedral, Jerusalem, an Anglican...
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    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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