Feast Day: 1st January
To celebrate the Solemnity of Mary, we’re highlighting the Fleur de Lys badge.
The Fleur de Lys (also known as The Flower of Innocence) was the symbol of the Virgin Mary, so this badge may be from the shrine at Walsingham. Alternatively there is some suggestion that this particular badge design may be associated with the shrine to Our Lady of Undercroft at Canterbury. Badges for the virgin Mary were sold at many shrines as she is the patron saint for all humans, especially young children.
Buy a pewter badge of the Fleur de Lys here