St lucy miracles
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St. Lucy, Virgin and Martyr of Syracuse
Lucy’s story is told in the Acts of Martyrdom: a collection of traditions, popular tales and legends. Lucy was born at the end of the third century in Syracuse, into a wealthy, high-ranking family. Reared as a Christian, she was still a child when she was orphaned of her father. Her mother, Eutychia, brought her up with love and dedication. While still a girl, Lucy meditated on her dedication to God, but kept her wish in her heart. Not knowing her daughter’s intentions, Eutychia promised her in marriage to a young man, who was not a Christian. Lucy did not reveal her desire to offer her virginity to Christ and, with various pretexts, puts off the wedding, trusting in prayer and divine rescue.
The journey to Catania and the intercession of Sant'Agata
It was in the year 301 that Lucy and her mother went on a pilgrimage to Catania, to the tomb of Saint Agatha. Eutychia suffered from bleeding, and despite various and expensive treatments, nothing had helped her. At the cathedral dedi
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Saint Lucy
Saint Lucy is often depicted with a pair of eyes, as in this painting by Domenico di Pace Beccafumi ©13th December is the feast day of Santa Lucia - Saint Lucy.
Saint Lucy's Day or the Feast of St. Lucy is marked by Catholics and Orthodox Christians and also celebrated by members of the Lutheran Church.
Celebrations take place in the USA and Europe, especially Scandinavia.
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 Diocletian.
Most of the other details about Lucy are probably fabrications.
The legend of Lucy
Lucy is said to have been the daughter of a rich nobleman who died when she was young. Her mother was not a Christian and wanted to arrange a marriage between Lucy and a rich Pagan man. Lucy had committed her life to Christ and pledged to remain a virgin. She wished to spend the money intended for her dowry on alms for the poor.
Burial of Saint Lucy, Caravaggio, 1608 ©Lucy travelled with her mother to the tomb of
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Saint Lucy
Third-fourth century Christian martyr and a canonized saint
For other uses, see Saint Lucy (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Saint Lucia.
Saint Lucy | |
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Saint Lucy, by Niccolò di Segna mid 14th-century Sienese painting, c. 1340. The saint holds the dagger or sword with which she was ultimately executed and the lamp, her attribute. | |
| Born | c. 283[1] Syracuse, Sicilia, Roman Empire |
| Died | 304(304-00-00) (aged 20–21) Syracuse, Sicilia, Western Roman Empire |
| Venerated in | |
| Canonized | Pre-Congregation |
| Major shrine | Sanctuary of Santa Lucia al Sepolcro and Cathedral of Syracuse Syracuse, San Geremia, Venice |
| Feast | |
| Attributes | Cord; eyes; eyes on a dish; blindfold; lamp; swords; woman hitched to a yoke of oxen; woman in the company of Saint Agatha, Saint Rosalia, Saint Agnes of Rome, Saint Barbara, Saint Catherine of Alexandria, and Saint Thecla; woman kneeling before the tomb of Saint Agatha |
| Patronage | The blind; martyrs; Perugia, Italy; Mtarfa, Malta; epidemics; salesmen; Syracuse, Italy; throat infec
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