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Saint Piran's Flag ((コーンウォール語:Baner Peran)) is the flag of Cornwall, England, UK. The earliest known description of the flag as the Standard of Cornwall was written in 1838.〔('The Parochial History of Cornwall', by Davies Gilbert. (1838) Vol III, p. 332 )〕 It is used by some Cornish people as a symbol of identity.〔(Phil Rendle, Cornwall – The Mysteries of St Piran, The Flag Institute )〕 It is a white cross on a black background. The flag is attributed to Saint Piran, a 6th-century Cornish abbot. One early use of a white cross and black background design is the 15th-century coat of arms of the Saint-Peran family.〔P. POTIER de COURCY, Nobiliaire et armorial de Bretagne, A. Aubry, 1862, p390〕 At the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant in June 2012, the flag was among those flown on the Royal Barge, ''Gloriana'', though this was explained as "innocent" and "nothing constitutional".〔()〕 ==Origins== There are claims that the design dates from prior to 1188 when the flag was used in the Crusades,〔(Celtic League flags )〕 and an article in the ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' tells that the flag was carried by the Cornish contingent at the Battle of Agincourt (1415).〔Heraldry Society Flag Section Newsletter, Autumn 1969〕〔(Cornish flag )〕 However, the reference given by the ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' seems to have been confused with one that comes from a 1590 poem entitled ''Poly-Olbion'' by Michael Drayton. It states that the banner carried by the Cornish men at Agincourt depicted two Cornish wrestlers in a hitch.〔''Poly-Olbion'' by Michael Drayton〕 The earliest known evidence of this flag was recorded by Davies Gilbert in his 1838 work: ''The Parochial History of Cornwall'', in which he gives reference to a white cross on a black ground () was formerly the banner of St Perran and the Standard of Cornwall; probably with some allusion to the black ore and the white metal of tin〔〔 The fact that Gilbert identifies it as being "formerly" a standard of Cornwall implies that he believed it to have been used before 1838.〔 However, Gilbert did not leave a record of his background research, and referred only to his "recollection".〔 One of the oldest depictions of the flag can be seen in a stained glass window at Westminster Abbey. It was unveiled in 1888, in memory of the famous Cornish inventor and engineer Richard Trevithick. The window depicts St Michael at the top and nine Cornish saints, Piran, Petroc, Pinnock,〔http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=5453〕 Germanus, Julian, Cyriacus, Constantine, Nonna and Geraint in tiers below. The head of St Piran appears to be a portrait of Trevithick himself, and the figure carries the banner of Cornwall.〔(Westminster Abbey )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Saint Piran's Flag」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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