St Clement, Bailiwick of Jersey, Channel Islands

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image by Jens Pattke, 8 May 2010
Based on: http://www.jeron.je/thatwasjersey/StClement.htm

• Description of the flag

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• Bailiwick of Jersey
• United Kingdom
• Société Jersiaise

Description of the flag

At http://www.jeron.je/thatwasjersey/StClement.htm you can find a series about the emblems of the parishes of Jersey. On one of the pages, at http://www.jeron.je/thatwasjersey/StClement.htm you can see the flag of Saint-Clement parish, which is a banner of arms showing a yellow anchor on a dark blue field. A golden anchor on a blue background is the symbol for the patron saint of blacksmiths, and St Clement is also one of several saints attached to the sea and sailors.
Olivier Touzeau, 11 January 2004

Saint Clement (French: Saint-Clément, Jèrriais: St Cliément) is one of the twelve parishes of Jersey in the Channel Islands. St Clement is the Patron Saint of blacksmiths and anchor-smiths. Legend has it that he was martyred by being attached to an anchor and thrown into the Black Sea. The parish flag shows a yellow anchor on a blue background. A golden anchor on a blue background is the symbol for the patron saint of blacksmiths, and St Clement is also one of several saints attached to the sea and sailors.
Photo: http://www.jeron.je/thatwasjersey/scfiles/AH073big.jpg
Jens Pattke, 8 May 2010