NataliePortland to History@lemmy.world • 1 year agoI’m in Rome, and confused why I’m seeing the Fleur de Lis in St. Peter’s Basilica and other places. What’s the connection with Bourbons and the Vatican?message-square5fedilinkarrow-up138arrow-down10
arrow-up138arrow-down1message-squareI’m in Rome, and confused why I’m seeing the Fleur de Lis in St. Peter’s Basilica and other places. What’s the connection with Bourbons and the Vatican?NataliePortland to History@lemmy.world • 1 year agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-square@requiem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish26•1 year agoNothing. The fleur-de-lis is a commonly used decorative symbol, it was used as a symbol of chastity and virtue before any families adopted it for themselves. It is mostly used as a symbol in connection with the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Joseph
Nothing. The fleur-de-lis is a commonly used decorative symbol, it was used as a symbol of chastity and virtue before any families adopted it for themselves. It is mostly used as a symbol in connection with the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Joseph