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    3 months ago

    I looked up the wiki article on the flag. It looks like it is a Christian symbol. At least according to the article.

    “The Fleurdelisé takes its white cross over a blue field from certain French flags of the Kingdom of France, namely the French naval flag as well as the French merchant flag. Its white fleurs-de-lis (symbolizing purity) and blue field (symbolizing heaven) come from a banner honouring the Virgin Mary;[6]