Little Flower
The phrase Little Flower can refer to:
People
- Thérèse de Lisieux, (1873 - 1897), a nun who was declared by the Roman Catholic Church as a Saint and a Doctor 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 the Hundred Flowers Award for China's Best Actress.
Institutions
- Basilica of the National Shrine of the Little Flower in San Antonio, Texas
- Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Little Flower Public School in Bangalore, India
- National Shrine of the Little Flower in Royal Oak, Michigan
- Church of the Little Flower (Coral Gables, Florida)
Places
- Little Flower, Indianapolis, Indiana, a neighborhood in the United States
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