Saint Lucy

deity Catholic single tradition · 2

Saint Lucy, also known as Lucia of Syracuse and Santa Lucia, was a Roman Christian martyr who died during the Diocletianic Persecution. She is venerated as a saint in Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Christianity. She is one of eight women explicitly commemorated by Catholics in the Canon of the Mass.

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When

First attested
283 CE
Attested period
500 – 1500
Historical notes
Honored in the Middle Ages and remained a well-known saint in early modern England.

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“Stephen II (768) sent the relics of St. Lucy to Constantinople for safety against the Saracen incursions. On their capture of Constantinople in 1204, the French found some relics attributed to Saint Lucy in the city, and Enrico Dandolo, Doge of Venice, secured them for the monastery of St. George at Venice.”

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“El Guamo – Saint Lucy”

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