The cock that crowed three times as foretold by Jesus which indicated that he had been denied by Peter. Mathew 26:34.
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)
The disciple who denied Jesus before the rooster crowed was Peter. Despite initially proclaiming his loyalty, he denied knowing Jesus three times during the night of Jesus' arrest, as predicted by Jesus himself. This event highlights Peter's moment of weakness but also sets the stage for his later redemption and leadership in the early Christian church.
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. Jesus foretold that Peter would deny him three times in Mark 14:30, and he did.
Here Peter never betrayed jesus, he denied knowing Jesus thrice. But it was Judas who really betrayed Jesus.