A yellow Occitan cross on a blood-red background with the seven-armed golden star of the Felibritge makes up the flag of modern-day Occitania.

The Cross of Toulouse or Cathar Cross, symbol of the Count of Toulouse: arms, flag and seal. Erroneously called the Occitan Cross, Languedoc Cross or Cathar Cross.

Catharism (/ ˈ k æ θ ər ɪ z əm / KATH-ər-iz-əm; [1] from the Ancient Greek: καθαροί, romanized: katharoí, "the pure ones" [2]) was a Christian quasi-dualist or pseudo-Gnostic movement, …

Apr 2, 2019 · The Cathars (also known as Cathari from the Greek Katharoi for “pure ones”) were a dualist medieval religious sect of Southern France which flourished in the 12th century and …

Some people mistakenly refer to the Cross of Toulouse as the Cathar Cross. For others the Cross of Toulouse is inextricably linked to the language spoken in the Counts' territories, Occitan, the …

In the Middle Ages, the Cathar yellow cross was a distinguishing mark worn by repentant Cathars, who were ordered to wear it by the Roman Catholic Church. Catharism was a religious …

Flags in Béziers. These flags are those of the ancient Counts of Toulouse. Road sign in Béziers : The Count of Toulouse wearing his "Coat of arms" A modern recreation of the Cathar …

Various names - Entrailed, Pisa, and also Cathar, Huguenot, Languedoc, Occitan - which are all French. Yet surprisingly, this is seldom called a French Cross. The Toulouse Cross was …

Jun 26, 2020 · The Cathar flag tells the story of the Cathar faith and people. The field- a red and gold gyronny cross- and the black and white dove, come together to declare the following: Cross.

Cathars: in the mid-12th century, the Catholic Church used the term “Cathar” to designate members of a community whose ideas were deemed subversive, and which it first condemned …