Which saint appears on the British Virgin Islands flag badge?

Saint Ursula appears on the badge of the British Virgin Islands flag.

She is shown wearing a white dress and holding a golden oil lamp. The badge also displays eleven additional lamps around her, referring to the traditional story of Saint Ursula and her virgin companions. That imagery connects directly to the territory’s name: Christopher Columbus is said to have named the islands after Saint Ursula and the “eleven thousand virgins.”

The British Virgin Islands flag is a defaced Blue Ensign. It carries the Union Flag in the canton and the territory’s coat of arms toward the fly side. The flag was adopted by Royal Warrant on 15 November 1960, when the islands became a separate British colony. The shield was enlarged and outlined in white in 1999.

The saint is sometimes confused with figures on other British or Caribbean flags, such as Saint George or Saint Patrick. On the British Virgin Islands badge, the identifying clues are the lamp, white clothing, and surrounding lamps. The motto beneath the shield is “Vigilate,” a Latin word meaning “be watchful.”