Greek Scottish Independence Scotland Flag T-Shirt

A t-shirt for Scottish independence supporters with the words Independence now! in Greek in blue lettering below a graphic of the Scotland flag. Scotland and Greece share the same patron saint, St Andrew, who was crucified by the Romans on an X-shaped cross at Patras in Greece. Legend has it that In 832 AD St Andrew appeared in a vision to a Pictish king on the eve of battle fought by a combined army of Scots and Picts against the English of Northumbria. On the day of battle at Athelstaneford in East Lothian, the Saltire, an X-shaped cross, was seen in the sky above. The English were defeated and the white St Andrew's Cross was later adopted as the national emblem and flag of the Scots. Andrew was recognised as official patron saint of Scotland in 1320 at the signing of the Declaration of Arbroath in an appeal to the Pope asserting Scotland's independence from England.