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Saint Lucy

Saint from Italy

PersonhumanQ183240

Also known as Saint Lucia · Lucy · Lucia · Lucy of Syracuse · Saint Lucy of Syracuse

Born: 283
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2015-10-13
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Died: 304
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2015-10-13
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Birthplace: Syracuse
Place of death: Syracuse
Citizenship: Italy
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1.web.archive.org/web/20171215231126/https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-lucy/
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Lucia of Syracuse, also called Santa 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 the Catholic Church. She is one of eight women explicitly commemorated by Catholics in the Canon of the Mass. Her traditional feast day, known in Europe as Saint Lucy's Day, is observed by Western Christians on 13 December. Lucia of Syracuse was honored in the Middle Ages and remained a well-known saint in early modern England. She is one of the best known virgin martyrs, along with Agatha of Sicily, Agnes of Rome, Cecilia of Rome, and Catherine of Alexandria.

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Sex or gender: female
Canonization status: hieromartyr
saint
Given name: Lucia
Lucy
Lucie
Łucja language: Polish
Time period: Roman Empire
Place of burial: Venice
Cause of death: decapitation
Iconographic symbol: eye quantity: 2 · shown with features: tray
stiletto
sword
martyr's palm
oil lamp
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1.brewiarz.pl/czytelnia/swieci/12-13a.php3
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wound class of object(s) of occurrence: neck
Feast day: December 13(since 1970) part of: General Roman Calendar · liturgical rank: memorial
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1.Stated in Calendarium Romanum Generale (1969)
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Religion or worldview: Catholic Church
Family name: unknown
Part of: primary saints
Documentation files at: SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts subject named as: Luzia
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1.Stated in performing-arts.chRetrieved 2022-08-29
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Manner of death: capital punishment
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1.brewiarz.pl/czytelnia/swieci/12-13a.php3
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Depicted by: Saint Lucy
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Holy Family with Saint Catherine, Saint Barbara and Saint Lucy
Said to be the same as: Mrs. Claus
Subject has role: Christian martyr
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1.Stated in A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints
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Virgin
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1.Stated in A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints
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Member of: Lucy and Geminian

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