Small flowers or flower-like ornaments, particularly in art or decoration; also refers to brief religious anecdotes.
Italian 'fioretti' (little flowers), plural of 'fioretto,' diminutive of 'fiore' (flower). Used in medieval literature for the 'Little Flowers of Saint Francis.'
The 'Fioretti di San Francesco' (Little Flowers of Saint Francis) is a medieval collection so charming that even hardened scholars get teary—it's basically medieval fan fiction about a saint who talked to animals.
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