Saint Lucy
- Feast
- 13 December
- Patron of
- the blind, those with eye trouble and Syracuse
Lucy was a young Christian woman of Syracuse in Sicily who was martyred in the persecution under Diocletian, around 304. The accounts of her life were written later, but her cult is very old: she is one of the virgin martyrs named in the Roman Canon of the Mass.
Her name comes from the Latin for light, and her December feast is still kept with candles and lights, above all in Sweden and Sicily. Because of her name and later legend she became the patron of the eyes, and painters show her holding a dish with two eyes on it, often with the palm of martyrdom.
Her name means light, and a child being brought into the light of faith could hardly have a better patron. She gave her life young, kept her promise to Christ, and did not bargain with it.
2 prints of Saint Lucy
Questions
When is the feast of Saint Lucy?
The feast of Saint Lucy is kept on 13 December.
What is Saint Lucy the patron saint of?
Saint Lucy is the patron saint of the blind, those with eye trouble and Syracuse.
Is Saint Lucy a good confirmation saint?
Her name means light, and a child being brought into the light of faith could hardly have a better patron. She gave her life young, kept her promise to Christ, and did not bargain with it.
Is Saint Lucy the patron saint of people named Lucy?
Yes. Saint Lucy is the traditional name saint for anyone called Lucy, Lucia and Lucie, and the feast on 13 December is their name day.
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Other patron saints
AgnesAnneAnthony of PaduaAugustine of HippoBenedict of NursiaBernadette SoubirousCarlo AcutisCatherine of SienaCeciliaChristopherClare of AssisiDominicDymphnaFaustina KowalskaFrancis of AssisiFrancis XavierGeorgeGerard MajellaGianna Beretta MollaIgnatius of LoyolaJoan of ArcJohn of the CrossJohn Paul IIJohn the BaptistJosephJosephine BakhitaJuan DiegoJude ThaddeusKateri TekakwithaMartin de PorresMary MagdaleneMaximilian KolbeMichael the ArchangelMonicaNicholasPadre PioPatrickPaulPeregrine LaziosiPeterPier Giorgio FrassatiRita of CasciaSebastianTeresa of ÁvilaTeresa of CalcuttaThérèse of LisieuxThomas AquinasJeromeCatherine of AlexandriaMartin of Tours