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France: Traditionalist Catholics

Contre-Réforme Catholique

French traditionalists
Breton traditionalists

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French traditionalists

Three flags used by Traditionalist Catholics - Images by Ivan Sache, 20 November 1997

A plain white flag charged with the Sacred Heart of Vendée is mainly used by the most traditionalist (Royalists) traditionalists.
A blue flag with the same emblem, surrounded by 12 yellow fleurs-de-lis, was used during the consecration of a new church by traditionalists near Paris.

Traditionalists who recognize the French Republic use a French Tricolore flag charged with the Sacred Heart of Vendée. Such a flag appears as a sticker on many cars in Versailles, which is a stronghold of Catholic traditionalism. Sometimes charged with mottos in golden letters, the flag is often seen in general Catholic events (such as visits of the Pope).

Ivan Sache, 20 November 1997

Breton traditionalists

Three flags used by Breton Traditionalist Catholics - Images by Ivan Sache, 20 November 1997

P. Rault. Les drapeaux bretons de 1188 à nos jours [rau98] reports three flags used by Breton traditionalists:
- a white flag with a black centred cross and a red Sacred Heart in each quarter;
- a white field with a black centred cross, eleven ermine spots (3 + 4 + 3) in the first and fourth quarters, and a red Sacred Heart in the two other quarters;
- a Gwenn-ha-Du with a red Sacred Heart at fly.

Ivan Sache, 6 January 1999