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A heavily stylized fleur de lis symbol can be recognized as the symbol of the ICA in the Hitman series of video games. [81] In the Saints Row franchise, the fleur de lis is the Logo (called "Fleur De Saints") for the Third Street Saints. In the Warhammer 40,000 franchise, the Fleur De Lis is the faction icon for the Adeptas Sororitas.
In 1907, Baden-Powell issued copper fleur-de-lis badges to participants of his experimental camp on Brownsea Island in 1907 [1] and he included a simple fleur-de-lis design Scout badge in his book, Scouting for Boys. [2] Soon after, a five-pointed star was added to each of the outer lobes of the fleur-de-lis.
The St. Louis flag features two rivers merging in a confluence of French heritage signified by a fleur-de-lis. The Iconography of St. Louis, Missouri is strongly informed by the city's French and German heritages, physical features, and place in American history.
The fleur-de-lys (or fleur-de-lis, plural: fleurs-de-lis; / ˌ f l ɜːr d ə ˈ l iː /, [ˌflœː(ʀ)dəˈlɪs] in Quebec French), translated from French as "lily flower") is a stylized design of either an iris or a lily that is now used purely decoratively as well as symbolically, or it may be "at one and the same time political, dynastic ...
The symbol of the fleur-de-lis is often used to represent the French monarchy. In a more religious context, the fleur-de-lis is often associated with the Holy Trinity (the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit) or the Virgin Mary because it can also represent pureness and chastity.
The fleur-de-lis was used by French kings since the Middle Ages, which were followed by the Napoleonic eagle designs after the French Revolution. The fleur-de-lis is still popular, and used by overseas people of French heritage, like the Acadians, Québécois or Cajuns. The Napoleonic eagle is also used by Swedish royal house.
The fleur-de-lis, one of Quebec's most common symbols, is an ancient symbol of the French monarchy and was first shown in Quebec on the shores of Gaspésie in 1534 when Jacques Cartier arrived in Quebec for the first time.
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