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10 facts about saint lucy
Saint lucia people.
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 |
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