Genoese cross

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The Genoese cross is a heraldic red cross on a white field historically associated with the Republic of Genoa and widely used in the coats of arms of Genoese-linked families and entities.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Genoese cross canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian cross ⓘ
heraldic charge ⓘ
chargeTincture gules ⓘ
culturalSignificance symbol of civic pride in Genoa ⓘ
symbol of protection for Genoese ships ⓘ
fieldTincture argent ⓘ
geographicRegion Liguria ⓘ
northwestern Italy ⓘ
hasArmCount four ⓘ
hasArmLength equal ⓘ
hasArmOrientation upright ⓘ
hasArmWidth equal ⓘ
hasBackgroundPattern argent field ⓘ
hasColor red ⓘ
hasFieldColor white ⓘ
hasHeraldicBlazon Argent, a cross gules ⓘ
hasShape Greek cross ⓘ
hasTincture gules cross ⓘ
historicalPeriod Middle Ages ⓘ
influenced heraldry of Genoese colonies ⓘ
municipal symbols in Liguria ⓘ
isAssociatedWith Genoa ⓘ
Republic of Genoa ⓘ
Saint George ⓘ
isRelatedTo Crusader crosses ⓘ
English flag ⓘ
cross of Saint George ⓘ
isTypeOf Saint George's Cross ⓘ
isUsedAs symbol of Genoese identity ⓘ
symbol of Genoese maritime power ⓘ
isUsedBy Genoese navy ⓘ
maritime Republic of Genoa ⓘ
linked to: Republic of Genoa
isUsedIn civic heraldry of Genoa ⓘ
coat of arms of the Republic of Genoa ⓘ
coat of arms of the city of Genoa ⓘ
coats of arms of Genoese-linked entities ⓘ
coats of arms of Genoese-linked families ⓘ
flag of the Republic of Genoa ⓘ
insignia of Genoese institutions ⓘ
municipal flag of Genoa ⓘ
religiousContext Christianity ⓘ
symbolizes Saint George ⓘ
visualContrast red on white ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gattilusio family → coatOfArmsFeature → Genoese cross ⓘ