Clearly, the purpose of this article is not meant to be condescending or indoctrinating, but rather aimed at shedding some light on the interesting historic background on the origin of the Swiss flag and Red Cross, and to potentially clarify a widespread misperception.ĭuring the summer of 1859, the Swiss businessman Jean-Henri Dunant traveled to Northern Italy on a business trip. This most recent anecdotal episode set the incentive for the drafting of this editorial. However, I was recently stunned to notice that the new Emergency Room of our own University Hospital in Colorado is also “misbranded” with the Swiss cross (Figure 2). In general, I would deem such a trivial oversight as unworthy of a formal correction. This misconception appears to be increasingly prevalent throughout the United States. The root cause is likely attributed to an unintentional mix-up of the Swiss flag with the Red Cross emblem.
Indeed, I encounter the Swiss flag regularly in football stadiums, ballparks, and concert arenas, owing to the unequivocal earmarking of first aid stations and first aid responders at popular venues (Figure 1). St Ambrose was previously the Bishop of Milan between 374 and 397 and is a patron saint of the city, the flag designed in honour of him.As a dual Swiss-US citizen, I have been astonished for many years about the sheer quantity of Swiss National flags decorating the United States. Their crest instead is a tribute to Saint Ambrose and the city of Milan, dating back to the fourth century. St George is celebrated on April 23 - St George's Day - and is the Catalan version of Valentine's Day.ĪC Milan also have a similar red cross atop a white background on their crest, but it is not representative of St George. It is because of this that his flag appears on both the flag of Barcelona as well as the club's official crest. Since then, it has been a Catalan tradition to give a rose to a loved one. But as she was about to be devoured, a knight - Sant Jordi - showed up to face the beast and killed him, rescuing the daughter.Īfter stabbing the dragon, a red rose bush grew from the blood that poured out of him. One day, however, it was the king's daughter who was chosen to be sacrificed to the dragon. The villagers decided to sacrifice one person every day by a lottery system in order to satiate the dragon's hunger, with the sacrifice also a representation of the peoples' good will. The legend states that, long ago in the Catalan village Montblanc, the villagers were terrorised by a dragon who frightened the citizens and ate the animals until there was no more livestock left. The mythology of Sant Jordi involves his acts of heroism in Catalonia, particularly with his famed battle against the dragon. St George is celebrated in Barcelona with St George's Day, having become the symbol of Catalonia during the Renaixenca - a political and cultural movement that took place during the nineteenth century who fought to reclaim Catalan identity. The flag of Barcelona itself incorporates St George's cross, the red and yellow stripes of the Senyera and the symbol of the Crown of Aragorn.īarcelona's crest, in turn, consists of St George's cross in the upper-left corner, the Catalan flag next to it, and the team colours (blue and red) below. He is known as the patron saint for both England and also Catalonia, where he is known as Sant Jordi. St George is known as a heroic military saint and a crusader, and his cross became the national flag of England since the early modern period. What has become to be known as the English flag - a red cross over a white background - is actually St George's cross. Why do Barcelona have the England flag in their crest? So what does the red cross over the white background on Barcelona's crest symbolise? GOAL takes a look. It is natural to think that the red and white flag on the upper-left hand corner is that of the English flag, but while it does bear some similarities, it actually represents something else.
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