What is Saint George's Cross?
[[File:St_George's_Cross.svg|thumb|right|The Saint George's Cross]] The '''Saint George's Cross''', also called the '''Cross of Saint George''', is a red cross on a white background. In the [[middle ages]], it became associated with [[Saint George]]. It was first used during the [[crusades]]. Nowadays, it is famous for being used as the [[Flag of England|flag]] of [[England]] but has been used in Northern [[Italy]] for many centuries and is the symbol of the cities of [[Bologna]], [[Padua]], [[Reggio Emilia]], [[Mantua]], [[Vercelli]], [[Alessandria]] and [[Milan]]. It is also a symbol of [[Catalonia]], a region of [[Spain]]. ==Use in other flags== <gallery> File:Flag_of_England.svg|Flag of [[England]] File:Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg|Flag of the [[United Kingdom]] File:Flag_of_Georgia.svg|Flag of [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] File:Flag of Northern Ireland (1953–1972).svg|Flag of [[Northern Ireland]] File:Flag_of_Bologna.svg|Flag of [[Bologna]], Italy File:Flag_of_Genoa.svg|Flag of [[Genoa]], Italy File:Flag_of_Milan.svg|Flag of [[Milan]], Italy File:Flag_of_Bologna.svg|Flag of [[Padua]], Italy File:Flag_of_Barcelona.svg|Flag of [[Barcelona]], Spain File:Flag_of_Lincoln.svg|Flag of [[Lincoln, England|Lincoln]], England File:Flag_of_the_City_of_London.svg|Flag of [[London]], England File:Flag_of_York.svg|Flag of [[York]], England File:Flag_of_Guernsey.svg|Flag of [[Guernsey]] File:Flag_of_Herm.svg|Flag of [[Herm]] File:Flag_of_Sark.svg|Flag of [[Sark]] File:Dunkirk_Jack.svg|Jack of [[Dunkirk]], France File:Flag_of_Alberta.svg|Flag of [[Alberta]], Canada File:Flag_of_Montreal.svg|Flag of [[Montreal]], Canada File:Flag_of_Ontario.svg|Flag of [[Ontario]], Canada File:Flag_of_New_South_Wales.svg|Flag of [[New South Wales]], Australia File:Ensign_of_New_England_(St_George's_Cross).svg|Flag of [[New England]], United States </gallery> [[Category:Flags of the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Flags of North America]]