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I’m in Rome, and confused why I’m seeing the Fleur de Lis in St. Peter’s Basilica and other places. What’s the connection with Bourbons and the Vatican? (lemmy.ca)

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

Quite a few Popes had the Fleur-de-Lis in their Coat of Arms, maybe you saw those?

For example:

XIII^th^ century: Urban IV, Innocent V, Nicholas IV
XVI^th^ century: Paul III
XVII^th^ century: Innocent X
XIX^th^ century: Leo XIII

See here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papal_coats_of_arms