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• ܫܽܘܫܰܢܬ݁ܳܐ
• κρίνον
• שׁושַּׁן

A symbol of chastity and purity because of its spotless whiteness. In Christian art it is an emblem of

• the Annunciation, to indicate the purity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
• Saint Agnes of Montepulciano
• Saint Angelus of Jerusalem, as a symbol of his pure speech
• Saint Anthony of Padua
• Saint Antonius of Florence
• Saint Casimir of Poland
• Saint Catherine of Siena
• Saint Catherine of Sweden
• Saint Clydog
• Saint Columba of Rieti
• Saint Daria
• Saint Didacus
• Saint Dominic de Guzman
• Saint Emerentiana, as a symbol of a pure death
• Saint Francis Xavier
• Gabriel the Archangel due to his connection to the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Annunciation
• Saint Gertrude the Great
• Saint Joseph, whose staff (according to an ancient legend) bloomed into lilies in the presence of Mary as a symbol of his chastity
• Saint Justina of Padua
• Saint Kenelm
• Saint Lydwina of Schiedam
• Saint Martina
• Saint Margaret of Hungary
• Saint Mary Anne de Paredes, in reference the lily that grew from her spilled blood
• Saint Nicholas of Tolentino
• Blessed Osanna Andreasi
• Saint Pulcheria
• Saint Ursicinus of Saint-Ursanne

and others. Part of the commonly used informal titles of

• Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha, the Lily of the Mohawks
• Blessed Mariana of Jesus, the Lily of Madrid
• Saint Mary Anne de Paredes, the Lily of Quito
• Saint Rafqa, the Lily of Himlaya

The name Susanna derives from a word for lily.