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- Lucia of Syracuse (283–304AD), also called Saint Lucia (Latin: Sancta Lucia) (and better known as Saint Lucy) was a Roman Christian martyr who died during the Diocletianic Persecution. She is venerated as a saint in Catholic, Anglican, and Eastern Orthodox Christianity.
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Sep 4, 2024 · St. Lucy (died 304, Syracuse, Sicily; feast day December 13) was a virgin and martyr who was one of the earliest Christian saints to achieve popularity, having a widespread following before the 5th century. She is the patron saint of the city of Syracuse (Sicily) and of virgins.
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Lucia of Syracuse (283–304AD), also called Saint Lucia (Latin: Sancta Lucia) (and better known as Saint Lucy) was a Roman Christian martyr who died during the Diocletianic Persecution. She is venerated as a saint in Catholic, Anglican, and Eastern Orthodox Christianity.
- Early Life
- Forced Marriage
- Denunciation and Martyrdom
- Venerated Through History
- Sources
Lucy was born in 283 to wealthy Roman parents in the area of Syracuse. Her father seems to have been a Roman nobleman, while her mother, Eutychia, had Greek origins. When Lucy was five years old, her father died, leaving Lucy and Eutychia to fend for themselves. Lucy was a Christian from her early life, which was challenging, if not downright dange...
Lucy’s mother Eutychia was either unaware of her daughter’s vow or was concerned for her future as a single woman of the Christian faith. Eutychia arranged a marriage for Lucy, betrothing her to a young man from a wealthy pagan family. Part of the sudden betrothal was due to Eutychia’s poor health. She suffered from an unknown bleeding disorder and...
Word of Lucy’s plans to distribute her dowry reached her Roman fiancé, who furiously denounced her to the Roman authorities. Paschasius, the Governor of Syracuse, ordered Lucy to prove her devotion to the empire and its religious practicesby burning a sacrifice to an icon of the emperor. Lucy refused. Paschiasius sentenced Lucy to be raped in a bro...
By the sixth century, Saint Lucy and her story had spread through the Christian world, to the point that she was mentioned in the Sacramentary of Pope Gregory I. Her feast day was celebrated across the Christian world until the Protestant Reformation and subsequent schisms. Today, she is venerated in the Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, and Luth...
de Voragine, Jacobus. The Golden Legend. Translated by William Caxton. https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/basis/goldenlegend/.“Saint Lucy.” Catholic Online, https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=75.“St. Lucy.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Lucy- Amanda Prahl
Jun 16, 2020 · Saint Lucy is an example of a woman so strong in her faith that she pulled her own eyes out before she was martyred. St. Lucy was born in 283AD to a noble family in Syracuse, Sicily, and her father, of Roman origin, died when she was only five years old.
Lucy's history has been lost and all we really know for certain is that this brave woman who lived in Syracuse lost her life during the persecution of Christians in the early fourth century. Her veneration spread to Rome so that by the sixth century the whole Church recognized her courage in ...
St Lucy (d. 304, Syracuse, Sicily) (Relics: Syracuse, Sicily; Venice, Italy) Several different traditions account for the translation of St Lucy’s remains. The first claims that the Duke of Spoleto, Faroald II, transferred her remains to a small city in central Italy.
Jul 31, 2009 · Lucy, whose name means 'light', is the patron saint of the blind. Lucy was born in 283 AD in Syracuse, Sicily, and was killed there in 303 AD during Roman persecution under the Emperor...
