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Lucia of Syracuse (c. 283 – 304 AD), also called Saint Lucia (Latin: Sancta 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 Catholic , Anglican , Lutheran , and Eastern Orthodox Christianity.
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An inscription in Syracuse dedicated to Euskia mentioning St. Lucy's Day as a local feast dates back to the fourth century A.D., which states "Euskia, the irreproachable, lived a good and pure life for about 25 years, died on my Saint Lucy's feast day, she for whom I cannot find appropriate words of praise: she was a Christian, faithful, perfection itself, full of thankfulness and gratitude". [9]
S. Saint Anthony Abbot and Saint Lucy; Saint James and Saint Lucy Predella; St John Chrysostom Altarpiece; Saint Lucy Before the Judge; Saint Nicholas in Glory
The choice of subject was driven by the fact that Saint Lucy was the patron saint of Syracuse and had been interred below the church. [2] The subject was unusual, but especially important to the local authorities, who were eager to reinforce the local cult of Saint Lucy, which had sustained a setback with the theft of her remains during the ...
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The letters and example of Théophane Vénard inspired the young Saint Thérèse of Lisieux to volunteer for the Carmelite nunnery at Hanoi, though she ultimately contracted tuberculosis and could not go. In 1865, Vénard's body was transferred to his Congregation's church in Paris, but his head remains in Vietnam. [3]
The titular painting on top of the high altar depicts the Immaculate Conception with Saint Paul, Saint Lucy, Saint Vincent Ferrer and Saint Clare. Beneath the high altar, one can find the corpse of St Lucian the Martyr, brought from the cemetery of Priscilla in Rome. [3] The side altars are dedicated to St Francis of Paola and St Paschal Baylon.