‘Mary gardens’ bring Catholic piety to the garden
- Written by Kayla Harris, Director of the Marian Library and Associate Professor, University of Dayton
An indoor Mary garden at the University of DaytonThe Marian Library, University of Dayton, CC BY-SAEach spring, some Catholics plant flowers around a statue of the Virgin Mary, reviving a tradition that goes back to medieval England when holy figures were remembered and shared through plant and flower names.
In Mary gardens, plants and flowers have...
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