I discuss the relationship of ladybirds to Christianity. 

Sources include: 

Books - A cultural history of insects in the medieval age 

Encyclopedia of Easter celebrations worldwide

https://fathersofmercy.com/the-seven-sorrows-seven-joys-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4567115-a-year-on-ladybug-farm 

https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/15/5/306 

https://ucatholic.com/blog/our-ladys-bird-the-catholic-origins-of-the-ladybug/

https://catholicismpure.wordpress.com/2013/11/13/three-nursery-rhymes-with-surreptitiously-sinister-origins/

https://www.felbecktrust.org.uk/single-post/bishy-barnabee-at-wood-norton 

https://www.catholic365.com/article/7800/ladybug.html 

https://www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk/about-us/

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-05056-0_9 

https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/publications/darwin-and-the-god-of-love 

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