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In some cultures, Marian experts say, ladybugs are named after a particular lady: Our Lady.
“Only a limited number explicitly refers to Our Lady,” Father Johann Roten, S.M., scholar in residence at the University of Dayton, told Our Sunday Visitor of the small, colorful beetles. “It is especially the German tradition which made the connection with the Virgin Mary.”
Father Roten’s comments come after U.S. dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster explored the etymology of “ladybug” over the summer. The reference source found that the “lady” portion of the “ladybug” refers to Our Lady and that the seven-spotted ladybug represented her Seven Sorrows.
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“Only a limited number explicitly refers to Our Lady,” Father Johann Roten, S.M., scholar in residence at the University of Dayton, told Our Sunday Visitor of the small, colorful beetles. “It is especially the German tradition which made the connection with the Virgin Mary.”
Father Roten’s comments come after U.S. dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster explored the etymology of “ladybug” over the summer. The reference source found that the “lady” portion of the “ladybug” refers to Our Lady and that the seven-spotted ladybug represented her Seven Sorrows.
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Are ladybugs named after Our Lady?
And what is the connection to the Seven Sorrows of Mary? Read more.
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