page_title: Banner
section_title: Banners in Christianity
hierarchical_section_title: Banner / Banners in Christianity
caption_attribution_description: Nederlands: Sanctus Gummarus Lyrmensis
context_page_description: A banner can be a flag or other piece of cloth bearing a symbol, logo, slogan or other message. A flag whose design is the same as the shield in a coat of arms is called a banner of arms. Also, a bar-shaped piece of non-cloth advertising material sporting a name, slogan, or other marketing message.
  Banner-making is an ancient craft. Church banners commonly portray the saint to whom the church is dedicated.
  The word derives from Old French baniere, from Late Latin bandum, which was borrowed from a Germanic source. Cognates include Italian bandiera, Portuguese bandeira, and Spanish bandera.
context_section_description: In the Old Testament, the prophet Isaiah was commanded to raise a banner and exalt his voice (Isaiah 13:2).  Habakkuk received a similar order to write a vision upon tables that could be read by one who runs past it (Habakkuk 2:2).
  Banners in churches have, in the past, been used mainly for processions, both inside and outside of the church building. However, the emphasis has, in recent years, shifted markedly towards the permanent or transient display of banners on walls or pillars of churches and other places of worship. A famous example of large banners on display is Liverpool R.C. Cathedral, where the banners are designed by a resident artist.
  Banners are also used to communicate the testimony of Jesus Christ by evangelists and public ministers engaged in Open Air Preaching.
caption: Religious banners of Catholic brotherhoods in Lier, Belgium
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