Flag of the Greek Orthodox Church Double-headed eagle emblem of John VIII Palaiologos (r. 1425–1448). The Ecumenical Patriarchate and Mount Athos, and also the Greek Orthodox Churches in the diaspora under the Patriarchate use a black double-headed eagle in a yellow field as their flag or emblem.

2025年1月11日 · Flags of the Orthodox Christian Church. The first ensign for the Christian church was the lavarum of the Roman Emperor Constantine I, who saw, in a dream, the Cross of Our Lord in the sky and beneath it, the words 'En touto, Nika (in this, conquer). Constantine ordered the symbol of the Cross to be placed on the standards of the Empire ...

When choosing a flag for the Orthodox Church, you need to consider the symbols you would like to see on it. These symbols include the Double-headed eagle, the Byzantine Eagle, the Gold lavarum, and the Equal-armed white cross.

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2022年3月27日 · The double-headed eagle that looks on the east and the west on a yellow background is indeed the symbol of the Greek Orthodox Church and you will see it outside many monasteries and churches, however, there is no sign of how it was created.

2025年1月11日 · An early flag of the Church was combining the designs of the "Byzantine Imperial flag" and of the national flag of Greece. It was divided vertically, with the Byzantine double-headed black eagle on golden field in the hoist, which occupied 1/3 of the flag length, and nine blue and white stripes in the fly, which occupied the rest of the flag.