What does the colours on the french flag mean?
The blue bar in the French flag is said to represent caring for the poor, after a 4th century Roman soldier cut half of his blue coat and gave it to a beggar in Amiens (in modern-day France) who was freezing in the snow. The soldier later had a dream that Jesus was wearing half his blue cloak, and dedicated the rest of his life to the church. He’s known as Saint Martin, or Martin of Tours, today. White is traditionally the color of the Virgin Mary, but more importantly for France it’s also historically the color representing Joan of Arc. In the 15th century, her flag flew over the armies who ultimately drove the English from the Kingdom of France. French royalty later adopted this color as their own. Saint Denis, the patron saint of Paris, is represented by the color red. Saint Denis’ flag during the Middle Ages was entirely red with a sun symbol at the top, and was once also the personal flag of Charlemagne.
