What year was saint lucy born

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.

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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 fo