Saint Lucy's Day
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Saint Lucy's Day, also called the Feast of Saint Lucy, is a Christian feast day observed on 13 December. The observance commemorates Lucia of Syracuse, an early-fourth-century virgin martyr under the
Celebration of Saint Lucy's Day in an Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Sweden congregation in December 2006
A Saint Lucy procession in Sweden, 2007
Lucy by Cosimo Rosselli, Florence, c. 1470, tempera on panel
Lucia procession at a meeting in the Swedish parliament. The so-called "star boys" follow Lucia in the procession.
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
Saint Lucy's Day
…Saint Lucy's Day, also called the Feast of Saint Lucy, is a Christian feast day observed on 13 December. The observance commemorates Lucia of Syracuse, an early-fourth-century virgin martyr under the Diocletianic Persecution. According to legend, she brought food and aid to persecuted Christians hiding…
Saint Lucy by Niccolò di Segna, c. 1340. The saint holds the dagger or sword with which she was ultimately executed, as well as the lamp, her attribute.
Eutychia and Lucy at the Tomb of Saint Agatha, by Jacobello del Fiore
Lucy Before the Judge, by Lorenzo Lotto, 1523–1532
Altar of Saint Lucy, San Geremia (Venice)