Saint Lucy
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Summary
Saint Lucy was born on 283[1] in Syracuse[2]. She died on 304[3] in Syracuse[4]. She ranks in the top 0.56% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23,176 views/month, #5,619 of 1,000,298).[5]
Key Facts
- Place of burial: Venice[6]
- Country of citizenship: Italy[7]
- Member of: Lucy and Geminian[8]
- Religion or worldview: Catholic Church[9]
- Sex or gender: female[10]
- Part of: primary saints[11]
- Commons category: Saint Lucy[12]
- Canonization status: hieromartyr[13], saint[14]
- Said to be the same as: Mrs. Claus[15]
- Cause of death: decapitation[16]
- Given name: Lucia[17], Lucy[18], Lucie[19], Łucja[20]
- Feast day: December 13[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:Saint Lucy[22]
- Described at URL: https://aretusapedia.it/scheda/santa-lucia/[23]
- Manner of death: capital punishment[24]
- Depicted by: Saint Lucy[25], Saint Lucia statue in Sant'Agata[26], Simulacrum of Saint Lucy[27], Saint Lucia[28], Saint Lucy and Stories of Her Life[29], Santa Lucia[30], Santa Lucia e Sant'Agata[31], Holy Family with Saint Catherine, Saint Barbara and Saint Lucy[32]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[33], Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[34], A Cyclopaedia of Female Biography[35], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[36]
- Time period: Roman Empire[37]
- Subject has role: Christian martyr[38], Virgin[39]
- Iconographic symbol: eye[40], stiletto[41], sword[42], martyr's palm[43], oil lamp[44], wound[45]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Saint Lucy include Saint Lucia[46], a Commonwealth realm[47], in Saint Lucia[48], founded in 1979[49]; Saint Lucy's Day[50], a holiday[51], in Sweden[52]; St. Lucie County[53], a county of Florida[54], in United States[55], founded in 1905[56]; St. Lucia's flood[57], a storm surge[58], in Netherlands[59]; Santa Luzia Sanctuary[60], a church building[61], in Portugal[62], founded in 1904[63]; San Geremia[64], a church building[65], in Italy[66], founded in 1753[67]; Santa Lucia alla Badia[68], a church building[69], in Italy[70]; and Santa Lucia al Sepolcro sanctuary[71], a church building[72], in Italy[73], founded in 1100[74].
Why It Matters
Saint Lucy has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[75] She is known by 71 alternative names across languages and contexts.[76]
Entities named for her include Saint Lucia[46], a Commonwealth realm[47], in Saint Lucia[48], founded in 1979[49]; Saint Lucy's Day[50], a holiday[51], in Sweden[52]; St. Lucie County[53], a county of Florida[54], in United States[55], founded in 1905[56]; St. Lucia's flood[57], a storm surge[58], in Netherlands[59]; Santa Luzia Sanctuary[60], a church building[61], in Portugal[62], founded in 1904[63]; and San Geremia[64], a church building[65], in Italy[66], founded in 1753[67].
FAQs
Where was Saint Lucy born?
Saint Lucy's place of birth was Syracuse[2].
Where did Saint Lucy die?
Saint Lucy passed away in Syracuse[4].