Description
An Ancient tradition speaks of the baptism of Clovis, King of the Franks, when the Virgin, (whose emblem is the lily) sent a lily by an angel as a mark of her special favor. Through time, the name Clovis was transformed into Cleves) becoming the name of a district in northwestern Germany.
The lower leaves of the lily, or iris, form the bottom of the fleur-de-lis, the emblem of France. These graceful curves are also reminicient of a shepherd’s crook, a kings scepter, and the ritual bishop’s crozier, all symbolic of the Good Shepherd.
