lily
![[Saint Dominic with a lily]](http://saints.sqpn.com/ncd04779.jpg "jpg New Catholic Dictionary illustration of Saint Dominic with a lily")
A symbol of chastity and purity because of its spotless whiteness. In Christian art it is an emblem of
- Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Blessed Columba of Rieti
- Blessed Helen of Hungary
- Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha
- Blessed Osanna Andreasi
- Gabriel the Archangel
- Saint Agnes of Montepulciano
- Saint Aloysius Gonzaga
- Saint Angelus of Jerusalem
- Saint Anthony of Padua
- Saint Casimir of Poland
- Saint Catherine of Siena
- Saint Catherine of Sweden
- Saint Clydog
- Saint Daria
- Saint Didacus
- Saint Dominic de Guzman
- Saint Emerentiana
- Saint Francis Xavier
- Saint Gertrude the Great
- Saint Joseph
- Saint Justina of Padua
- Saint Kenelm
- Saint Margaret of Hungary
- Saint Martina
- Saint Mary Ann de Paredes
- Saint Nicholas of Tolentino
- Saint Pulcheria
- Saint Rafqa
- Saint Ursicinus of Saint-Ursanne
The name Susanna derives from a word for lily.
