Centuries ago, when knighthood was in flower, noblewomen made fragrant beads of petals plucked from castle rose gardens. Strung together into rosaries (from the Latin rosarium, meaning “garland ...

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The rose is Mary’s flower, and the beads took their present name from the Latin rosarius: a garland of roses. The Weapon. A set of rosary beads is divided into five groups called decades ...