St Andrew's flag St. Andrew's cross is based on the diagonal shape of the cross that St. Andrew was put to death on. In heraldry a saltire is a diagonal x-shaped cross. There are two forms of the ...

He vowed that if they won, St Andrew would be made the patron saint of Scotland - and that is exactly what happened. This is why the Scottish flag has the X-shaped cross on it, as it is St Andrew ...

The Flags of the National Saints; George, Andrew, and Patrick, are flown on their respective days, and the Welsh Dragon Flag is flown on St David's Day. The Royal Air Force Flag is flown on the ...

A council has said it is "really sorry" after it flew the wrong flag from its town hall to celebrate St David's Day. Sheffield City Council flew a blue and white St Andrew's Cross, or saltire ...

VLADIVOSTOK, December 25. /TASS/. The Russian Navy’s St. Andrew flag was hoisted Friday on the corvette of project 20380 Hero of the Russian Federation Aldar Tsydenzhapov, built at the Amur ...