NataliePortland@lemmy.ca to History@lemmy.world · 4 months 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-squaremessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up142arrow-down10
arrow-up142arrow-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@lemmy.ca to History@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squarerequiem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·4 months 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