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Legend tells that the lily ({{Infobox_Contents |topic_name = Fleur -de -lys) sprung from the tears shed by Eve as she left the Garden of Eden (just as that unrelated flower, the lily of the valley, was said to have grown from the tears of the |subtopics = [[Mary, the mother of JesusTrinity]] at the foot of the [[Cross]]).|opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}} |}}
Explanations include the shape having been developed from the image of a {{stub}} ==Quotes== ==Links== {{returnto}} [[doveReligious clothing and symbols]] descending, which is the symbol of the [[Holy GhostCategory:Christian symbols]].
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The fleur de lys is is a stylized design of either an iris or a lily. It has been the symbol of purity and was accordingly readily adopted by the Church is sometimes used to associate symbolize the Virgin Mary's sanctity with events of special significance[[Trinity]].