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[[Image:Cross-Flory-Heraldry.svg|thumb|150px|A Cross fleury.]]
[[Image:Cross-Flory-Heraldry.svg|thumb|150px|A cross fleury]]
In [[heraldry]], a '''Cross fleury''' is a cross adorned at the ends with flowers, generally with [[Fleur-de-lis]], [[Trefoil]]s, etc. Also
A '''cross fleury''' (or '''flory''') is a cross adorned at the ends with flowers in [[heraldry]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Newton |first1=William |title=A Display of Heraldry |date=1846 |publisher=William Pickering |page=165 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mqpfAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA165&dq=Cross+flory |access-date=16 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref> It generally contains the [[fleur-de-lis]], [[trefoil]]s, etc. Synonyms or minor variants include ''fleuretty'', ''fleuronny'', ''floriated'' and ''flourished''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gough |first1=Henry |title=A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry |date=1894 |publisher=J. Parker |page=[https://archive.org/details/aglossarytermsu08parkgoog/page/n300 267] |url=https://archive.org/details/aglossarytermsu08parkgoog |quote=Cross fleury or flory. |access-date=16 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
"Cross Flory," or "Flourished Cross."


In early armory, it is not consistently distinguished from the ''[[cross patonce]]''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Berry |first1=William |title=Encyclopædia Heraldica: Or, Complete Dictionary of Heraldry |date=1828 |publisher=author |page=191 |url=https://archive.org/details/b28745243_0003 |quote=Cross fleury flory or cross patonce. |access-date=16 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
In fact the Fleury Cross has several different names, including Fleury, Fleurée, Fleurettée, Fleuronny, Fleuronnée, Floretty, Floriated, Flory and Flourished Cross.

To complicate things further (as heraldry often does) the pattern is very similar to the Fleur-de-lis Cross and the Patonce Cross. All these names are used interchangeably and in most cases the distinction is not important. (The usually Patonce Cross differs in that its end spread outwards like a Pattee Cross whereas the Fleury Cross arms do not expand.)

Not only do the arm-ends represent flowers, but they also have the appearance of horns or crowns. Therefore these crosses are used mainly in heraldry, especially in France. Fleury, with its many spelling variations, is the name given to the Côte Fleurie (Flowering Coast) in Normandy, northern France, with its bizarre tourist 'attraction' of the [[D-Day]] landing beaches.

In the Fleury Cross, as with the Fleur-de-lis and Patonce Crosses, the three petals represent faith, wisdom and chivalry when used in heraldry, and the Trinity when used as a Christian Cross.


==See also==
==See also==
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* [[Charge (heraldry)]]
* [[Cross]]
* [[Cross]]
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* [[Charge (heraldry)]]


==References==
[[Category:Heraldry]]
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{{Christian crosses}}


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A cross fleury

A cross fleury (or flory) is a cross adorned at the ends with flowers in heraldry.[1] It generally contains the fleur-de-lis, trefoils, etc. Synonyms or minor variants include fleuretty, fleuronny, floriated and flourished.[2]

In early armory, it is not consistently distinguished from the cross patonce.[3]

See also

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  1. ^ Newton, William (1846). A Display of Heraldry. William Pickering. p. 165. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  2. ^ Gough, Henry (1894). A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry. J. Parker. p. 267. Retrieved 16 February 2020. Cross fleury or flory.
  3. ^ Berry, William (1828). Encyclopædia Heraldica: Or, Complete Dictionary of Heraldry. author. p. 191. Retrieved 16 February 2020. Cross fleury flory or cross patonce.
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