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The fleur de lys is is a stylized design of either an iris or a lily. It is sometimes used to symbolize the Trinity.

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-Legend tells that the lily (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 [[Mary, the mother of Jesus]] at the foot of the [[Cross]]).
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-It has been the symbol of purity and was accordingly readily adopted by the Church to associate the Virgin Mary's sanctity with events of special significance.
+The fleur de lys is is a stylized design of either an iris or a lily. It is sometimes used to symbolize the [[Trinity]].
-Explanations include the shape having been developed from the image of a [[dove]] descending, which is the symbol of the [[Holy Ghost]].
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