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"Santa Lucia" (Italian: [ˈsanta luˈtʃiːa], Neapolitan: [ˈsandə luˈʃiːə]) is a traditional Neapolitan song. It was translated by Teodoro Cottrau (1827–1879) from Neapolitan into Italian and published by the Cottrau firm, as a barcarola , in Naples in 1849, during the first stage of the Italian unification .
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.
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]
Santa Lucia (Verona), an ancient paesino next to Verona; Santa Lucia del Mela, a municipality in the Metropolitan City of Messina in the Italian region Sicily; Santa Lucia di Piave, a comune in the province of Treviso, Veneto, north-eastern Italy; Santa Lucia di Serino, a town and comune in the province of Avellino, Campania, southern Italy.
"Santa Lucia Luntana" is a Neapolitan song written by E. A. Mario in 1919. (There is also a different Neapolitan song transcribed by Cottreau into Italian as "Santa Lucia"; "Santa Lucia Luntana" is sometimes referred to as "Santa Lucia", leading to confusion.) The song is very popular in the repertoire of many singers. Mario Lanza (Mario!
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[citation needed] After the 10th century it was known as Santa Lucia in Silice or in Selci because it was decorated with large flintstones (selci). [3] The deaconry was suppressed in 1587 by Pope Sixtus V. [4] In the 13th century, a monastery was attached to the church, enclosing it. In 1370, it was granted to the Carthusians.