A symbol of chastity and purity because of its spotless whiteness. In Christian art it is an emblem of <\/p>\n
the Annunciation , to indicate the purity of the Blessed Virgin Mary <\/p>\n
Saint Agnes of Montepulciano <\/p>\n
Saint Angelus of Jerusalem , as a symbol of his pure speech <\/p>\n
Saint Anthony of Padua <\/p>\n
Saint Antonius of Florence <\/p>\n
Saint Casimir of Poland <\/p>\n
Saint Catherine of Siena <\/p>\n
Saint Catherine of Sweden <\/p>\n
Saint Clydog <\/p>\n
Saint Columba of Rieti <\/p>\n
Saint Daria <\/p>\n
Saint Didacus <\/p>\n
Saint Dominic de Guzman <\/p>\n
Saint Emerentiana , as a symbol of a pure death <\/p>\n
Saint Francis Xavier <\/p>\n
Gabriel the Archangel due to his connection to the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Annunciation <\/p>\n
Saint Gertrude the Great <\/p>\n
Saint Joseph , whose staff (according to an ancient legend) bloomed into lilies in the presence of Mary as a symbol of his chastity <\/p>\n
Saint Justina of Padua <\/p>\n
Saint Kenelm <\/p>\n
Saint Lydwina of Schiedam <\/p>\n
Saint Martina <\/p>\n
Saint Margaret of Hungary <\/p>\n
Saint Mary Anne de Paredes , in reference the lily that grew from her spilled blood <\/p>\n
Saint Nicholas of Tolentino <\/p>\n
Blessed Osanna Andreasi <\/p>\n
Saint Pulcheria <\/p>\n
Saint Ursicinus of Saint-Ursanne <\/p>\n
and others. Part of the commonly used informal titles of <\/p>\n
Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha , the Lily of the Mohawks <\/p>\n
Blessed Mariana of Jesus, the Lily of Madrid <\/p>\n
Saint Mary Anne de Paredes , the Lily of Quito <\/p>\n
Saint Rafqa , the Lily of Himlaya <\/p>\n
The name Susanna derives from a word for lily. <\/p>\n
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