Saint Lucy
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Saint Lucy is a Christian martyr and saint, particularly venerated in Italy and Scandinavia, who is associated with light and whose feast day is celebrated on December 13.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saint Lucy canonical | 15 |
| Santa Lucia | 2 |
| Saint Lucia of Syracuse | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian martyr
ⓘ
person in Christian hagiography ⓘ saint ⓘ virgin martyr ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Saint Lucia
ⓘ
Saint Lucy ⓘ
surface form:
Santa Lucia
|
| associatedWith |
eyes
ⓘ
light ⓘ vision ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Syracuse, Sicily ⓘ |
| centuryOfDeath | 4th century ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | December 13 ⓘ |
| deathCause | martyrdom ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Syracuse, Sicily ⓘ |
| era |
Late Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Late Roman Empire
|
| feastDay | December 13 ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasFeastIn |
Byzantine liturgical calendar
ⓘ
General Roman Calendar ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Saint ⓘ |
| iconography |
young woman holding a lamp or candle
ⓘ
young woman holding a plate with eyes ⓘ young woman with a palm of martyrdom ⓘ |
| influencedTradition |
Saint Lucy's Day processions in Sweden
ⓘ
candle-crown customs in Scandinavia ⓘ |
| languageOfNameOrigin | Latin ⓘ |
| LatinName | Lucia ⓘ |
| legendaryStatus | yes ⓘ |
| liturgicalColorOnFeast | red ⓘ |
| majorShrine |
Syracuse Cathedral
ⓘ
Venice ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | light ⓘ |
| notableAttribute | refusal to renounce Christian faith under persecution ⓘ |
| patronage |
Syracuse, Sicily
ⓘ
authors ⓘ martyrs ⓘ people with eye diseases ⓘ the blind ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Denmark ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Finland ⓘ Italy ⓘ Lutheranism ⓘ
surface form:
Lutheran churches
Norway ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
Scandinavia ⓘ Sweden ⓘ |
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Santa Lucia
this entity surface form:
Santa Lucia
this entity surface form:
Saint Lucia of Syracuse
subject surface form:
Santa Luzia (Angra do Heroísmo)
subject surface form:
Santa Luzia (Tavira)