The cock that crowed three times as foretold by Jesus which indicated that he had been denied by Peter. Mathew 26:34.
Judas
A rooster.
The history of the rooster's significance to France dates back to medieval times. It was a symbol of France's Catholic heritage due to the significance of the rooster in the story of Jesus' betrayal.
A rooster (Mat 26:74)
It wasn't long before sunrise. He denied Jesus three times before the rooster crowed twice.
This relates back to the time of Jesus, when he told Peter, he would deny him 3 times before the rooster crowed.
The tradition of place a rooster weathervane on the top of churches can be traced back to Pope Gregory I ( circa 540 - 604) who had said that the rooster "was the most suitable emblem of Christianity" representing "the emblem of St Peter". In the 9th century, Pope Nicholas I ordered that every church carry a rooster symbol either on the dome or steeple. The rooster, under Pope Nicholas I was deemed to be representative of Jesus' prophecy of Peter's betrayal (Luke 22:34), in which He said that Peter would deny Jesus three times before the rooster crowed on the morning following the Last Supper.
Jesus told Peter that before the roosters crokes you will deny me thrice.
Jesus was betrayed by Peter, one of the twelve disciples, when Jesus was taken away to be crucified. Peter betrayed Jesus three times and then the rooster crowed. Jesus before this said that peter was going to betray him and when Peter realized this he ran and cried.
He 'wept bitterly' (Matthew 26:75)(Mark 14:72)
Peter denied Jesus three times before the rooster crowed, just as Jesus had predicted.
Saint Peter denied knowing Jesus three times before the rooster crowed, as Jesus had foretold. This happened when Jesus was arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane. Peter later repented for his actions.
The possessive form for the noun rooster is rooster's.