Rose – symbol of the Blessed Virgin of prophecy, "the Rose wherein the Divine Word was made incarnate. Daisy – "Mary's Flower of God" (Jesus) Periwinkle – "Virgin Flower", the blue color recalling her ...

This relic is said to be the Blessed Virgin Mary’s wedding ring ... the cathedral states that this ring has become a “symbol” referring to the historic occasion of “the marriage of ...

The Mary's Gardens movement was founded by John S. Stokes Jr. in 1951 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to research the hundreds of flowers named in medieval times as symbols of the life, mysteries and ...

Each window honors a religious figure – Christ in Majesty, the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. John the Baptist. These figures were chosen was because the Catholic church only recognizes the ...

PARIS (AP) — A medieval statue of the Virgin Mary and Child ... Friday as Archbishop Laurent Ulrich blessed the intact 14th-century sculpture, now a symbol of resilience. The event culminated ...