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The flag of Quebec, called the Fleurdelisé, was adopted by the provincial government of Maurice Duplessis and first flown on January 21, 1948, at the Legislative Assembly in Quebec City.

The Fleurdelisé takes its white cross from the ancient royal flags of France and its white fleurs-de-lis and blue field from a banner honouring the Virgin Mary reputedly carried by French-Canadian militia at General Louis-Joseph de Montcalm's victory at Carillon (now Ticonderoga, New York). Contrary to popular belief, the fleurs-de-lis are not taken from the banner of the kings of France, who used golden fleurs-de-lis. The white fleurs-de-lis on Quebec's flag are symbols of purity, which originally represented the Virgin Mary.

The desire of French Canadians in the province for a distinctive flag is an old one. Other flags that had been used included the Patriotes flag, a horizontal green, white, and red tricolour, which became the flag of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste SocietyThe Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society (French la Societe Saint-Jean-Baptiste is a patriotic institution created by journalist Ludger Duvernay in Lower Canada. It evolved out of the Societe Aide-toi et le ciel t'aidera (Help yourself and Heaven will help you) fo; as well as the French tricolour.

The direct predecessor of the modern Fleurdelisé was created by Elphège Filiatrault , a parish priest in Saint-Jude, Quebec . Called the Carillon, it resembled the modern flag except that the fleurs de lis were at the corners pointing inward. It was based on an earlier flag with no cross and with the figure of the Virgin Mary in the centre.

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Another version, with the Sacred HeartThe Sacred Heart is a devotional name used by some Roman Catholics to refer to Jesus Christ. Devotion to the Sacred Heart in focusing on Christ's heart metaphorically focuses on the emotional and moral life of Jesus and especially his love for humanity. in the centre, also appeared, but was left behind in the push for a new provincial flag after World War IIWorld War II was the most extensive and costly armed conflict in the history of the world, involving the great majority of the world's nations, being fought simultaneously in several major theatres, and costing tens of millions of lives. The war was fough. In 1947Events January January 1 British mines nationalized January 1 Nigeria gains limited autonomy January 1 The Canadian Citizenship Act went into effect January 3 Proceedings of the United States Congress are televised for the first time. January 10 United Na, an independent member of the legislative assembly, René Chaloult, demanded a new provincial flag to replace the unpopular Red Ensign in the province, but Premier Duplessis preempted him by choosing the fleurdelisé as the new provincial flag.

The flag, with the fleurs de lis repositioned to their modern configuration in correspondence with the rules of heraldry, was officially adopted by the legislature on March 9, 1950.

The flag is blazoned Azure, a cross between four fleurs de lis argent.

The flag's official ratio is 2:3, but the flag is very often seen as a 1:2 variant to match the flag of Canada in size when flying together.

A 2001 survey by the North American Vexillological Association ranked the Fleurdelisé as the best provincial or territorial flag, and the third-best of the flags of all American and Canadian provinces, territories, and states.