Lucy
deity single tradition · 2
Lucy was born to rich and noble parents in 283 in Syracuse. Like many of the early martyrs, Lucy had consecrated her virginity to God, and she hoped to distribute her dowry to the poor. She is the patroness saint of those with eye illnesses.
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When
- First attested
- 283 CE
- Attested period
- 283 – 2020
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Geminianus, George, Francis of Assisi, Benedict of Nursia, Nicholas of Myra, Luke the Evangelist, Thomas Aquinas, Albert the Great, Genesius, Maturinus, Bernardino of Siena, Joseph of Cupertino, Gabriel the Archangel, René Goupil, John Bosco, Helen of Constantinople, Ursula, Bernward of Hildesheim, Adrian of Nicomedia, John the Evangelist, Barbara, Philip Neri, Eligius, Dominic, Christopher, St Hyacinth, Francis de Sales, Our Lady of Loreto, Thérèse of Lisieux, Clare of Assisi, Michael the Archangel, Fiacre, Rose of Lima, Phocas the Gardener, Peter the Apostle, Bona of Pisa, Cajetan, Carlo Acutis, Ansovinus, Gertrude of Nivelles, Urban of Langres, Dunstan, Anthony the Abbot, Roch, Peter of Alcantara, Thomas the Apostle, Matthew, Lawrence, Sebastian
- allied with
- St. Agatha, Saint Agatha, Beatrice
- child of
- Eutychia
- enemy of
- Juno
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“In Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy Lucy first appears in Canto 2 of Inferno as the messenger sent to Beatrice from "The blessed Dame" (the Virgin Mary), to rouse Beatrice to send Virgil to Dante's aid. Henry Fanshawe Tozer identifies Lucia as representing "illuminative grace"”
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“Glaziers - Lucy”
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