Croix-Rouge Pattée Des Templiers

Gule Heraldic Red

The Knights Templar wore the Red Cross Pattée as a powerful symbol of faith, sacrifice, and martial duty. Granted by papal decree in 1147, the red cross—set against their white mantles—represented Christ’s blood and the knight’s readiness for martyrdom. Its flared shape made it visually distinctive, while its presence on shields, banners, and tunics unified the order in both battle and belief. More than decoration, it was a vow: to defend Christianity without retreat. Even after the Templars’ fall, the symbol endured as a lasting emblem of piety, courage, and crusading legacy. There are several variations of the Cross that all fall within the Pattée family.

Croix de Jérusalem

Gilt & Dark Red / Dark Red Only on a white Background

The Jerusalem Cross is a distinctive heraldic Christian emblem showing a large central cross (typically a cross‑potent) surrounded by four smaller (Greek) crosses in each quadrant. Medieval writers explain these five crosses as representing Christ and the four evangelists (or the four corners of the earth to which the Gospel was spread) and, alternatively, as the Five Wounds of Christ . After the First Crusade the design became associated with the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem – tradition even credits Godfrey of Bouillon with its arms – and it was painted in red on white shields, banners and surcoats as the badge of the crusader kings and knights. In later Christian tradition the Jerusalem Cross remained a powerful symbol of pilgrimage and the Holy City and it is still the official emblem of the papal Order of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem and still worn by modern pilgrims.

Croix de Malte

Gilt & Dark Red / Dark Red Only on a white Background

The Jerusalem Cross is a distinctive heraldic Christian emblem showing a large central cross (typically a cross‑potent) surrounded by four smaller (Greek) crosses in each quadrant. Medieval writers explain these five crosses as representing Christ and the four evangelists (or the four corners of the earth to which the Gospel was spread) and, alternatively, as the Five Wounds of Christ . After the First Crusade the design became associated with the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem – tradition even credits Godfrey of Bouillon with its arms – and it was painted in red on white shields, banners and surcoats as the badge of the crusader kings and knights. In later Christian tradition the Jerusalem Cross remained a powerful symbol of pilgrimage and the Holy City and it is still the official emblem of the papal Order of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem and still worn by modern pilgrims.

Croix Puissante / Potencie

Gilt & Dark Red / Dark Red Only on a white Background

The Jerusalem Cross is a distinctive heraldic Christian emblem showing a large central cross (typically a cross‑potent) surrounded by four smaller (Greek) crosses in each quadrant. Medieval writers explain these five crosses as representing Christ and the four evangelists (or the four corners of the earth to which the Gospel was spread) and, alternatively, as the Five Wounds of Christ . After the First Crusade the design became associated with the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem – tradition even credits Godfrey of Bouillon with its arms – and it was painted in red on white shields, banners and surcoats as the badge of the crusader kings and knights. In later Christian tradition the Jerusalem Cross remained a powerful symbol of pilgrimage and the Holy City and it is still the official emblem of the papal Order of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem and still worn by modern pilgrims.

Croix Pommée

Gilt & Dark Red / Dark Red Only on a white Background

The Jerusalem Cross is a distinctive heraldic Christian emblem showing a large central cross (typically a cross‑potent) surrounded by four smaller (Greek) crosses in each quadrant. Medieval writers explain these five crosses as representing Christ and the four evangelists (or the four corners of the earth to which the Gospel was spread) and, alternatively, as the Five Wounds of Christ . After the First Crusade the design became associated with the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem – tradition even credits Godfrey of Bouillon with its arms – and it was painted in red on white shields, banners and surcoats as the badge of the crusader kings and knights. In later Christian tradition the Jerusalem Cross remained a powerful symbol of pilgrimage and the Holy City and it is still the official emblem of the papal Order of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem and still worn by modern pilgrims.

Croix Pommée

Gilt & Dark Red / Dark Red Only on a white Background

The Jerusalem Cross is a distinctive heraldic Christian emblem showing a large central cross (typically a cross‑potent) surrounded by four smaller (Greek) crosses in each quadrant. Medieval writers explain these five crosses as representing Christ and the four evangelists (or the four corners of the earth to which the Gospel was spread) and, alternatively, as the Five Wounds of Christ . After the First Crusade the design became associated with the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem – tradition even credits Godfrey of Bouillon with its arms – and it was painted in red on white shields, banners and surcoats as the badge of the crusader kings and knights. In later Christian tradition the Jerusalem Cross remained a powerful symbol of pilgrimage and the Holy City and it is still the official emblem of the papal Order of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem and still worn by modern pilgrims.