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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
- 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
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