St George was traditionally depicted carrying or wearing a red cross on white background, and King Richard adopted it in his honour. But England doesn't actually own the design of its flag.

Despite being born in Cappadocia, Turkey and never actually setting foot on UK soil, St George is celebrated across England ...

When is it and who was England’s patron saint? - Get set to celebrate being English later this month in honour of a warrior ...

St George isn’t just patron saint of England though, he’s also patron saint of Portugal and Georgia as well as a number of cities. His red cross is shown not once but five times on the flag of ...

This flag combines the symbols of the two Patron Saints of the Abbey: the ring of St Edward the Confessor, king of England 1042–1066 and founder ... The Flags of the National Saints; George, Andrew, ...