Santa lucia

As a wee one at Sunday School, my catechist put a stack of Saint cards on the table and asked us to pick one. I picked Saint Lucy. She’s the first Saint I ever knew of. I picked her because I…

St. Lucia’s Day is a festival of lights celebrated in Sweden, Norway, and the Swedish-speaking areas of Finland on December 13 in honor of St. Lucia. One of the earliest Christian martyrs, St. Lucia was killed by the Romans in 304 CE because of her religious beliefs.

Pompeo Batoni (1708-1787) "Martyrdom of Saint Lucy" (1759) Oil on canvas Located in the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Madrid, Spain Saint Lucy, also called Saint Lucia, was a...

“Those whose hearts are pure are the temples of the Holy Spirit.” Feast Day: December 13 Patron of: the Blind Willing to give up the comforts of her privileged life in order to obtain a state of enlightenment, Saint Lucy is one of the early virgin martyrs who challenged the authority of the Roman state.…

St Lucy's Day Lussinatta took place on December 13. Lussi was a demon/witch who rode in the air with her followers called Lussiferda. Trolls and evil spirits and the dead where activeoutside and children who were bad could be taken away but Lussi who could sweep down the chimney and carry them away. If the family did not prepare for yule she would punish them. People stayed up all night to guard themselves from the evil lurking outside.

From www.catholic.org: Lucy's name is probably also connected to statues of Lucy holding a dish with two eyes on it. This refers to another legend in which Lucy's eyes were put out by Diocletian as part of his torture. The legend concludes with God restoring Lucy's eyes. More info on Saint Lucy here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Lucy

Stock Photo #866-3086, Saint Lucy Ribera, Jusepe (Jose) 1591-1652 Spanish Love this painting of St. Lucy.

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S. Lucia

Easy-to-teach Iconography. St. Lucy (early Christian martyr ) is often portrayed holding her eyes.... Francesco del Cossa - St. Lucia (Lucy) (c. 1472) detail.