- Little Flower
The phrase Little Flower can refer to:
People
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Thérèse de Lisieux , (1873 - 1897), a nun who was declared by theRoman Catholic Church as aSaint and aDoctor of the Church . She is widely known as "The Little Flower of Jesus".*Fiorello Henry LaGuardia, (1882 - 1947), the Republican Mayor of New York from 1934 to 1945. He was popularly known as "the Little Flower," the translation of his Italian first name, also perhaps a reference to his short stature of just 5 feet.
Movies
*"Little Flower" (小花 -Xiao Hua), a 1979 movie starring
Joan Chen for which she was awarded theHundred Flowers Award for China's Best Actress.Institutions
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National Shrine of the Little Flower in Royal Oak, Michigan
*Basilica of the National Shrine of the Little Flower in San Antonio, Texas
*Little Flower Public School in Bangalore, IndiaPlaces
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Little Flower, Indianapolis , Indiana, a neighborhood in the United States
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