{"id":56297,"date":"2025-12-13T10:34:05","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T08:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omnesmag.com\/?p=56297"},"modified":"2025-12-13T10:40:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T08:40:49","slug":"saint-lucy-young-virgin-and-martyr-of-syracuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omnesmag.com\/en\/foco\/santa-lucia-joven-virgen-y-martir-de-siracusa\/","title":{"rendered":"Saint Lucy, young virgin and martyr of Syracuse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The patronage of Saint Lucy, a young virgin and martyr born in Syracuse (Sicily), derives from lux (\u201clight\u201d), the Christian symbol par excellence, and her name is mentioned in Eucharistic Prayer I of the Canon of the Mass alongside Felicity and Perpetua, Agatha, (Lucy), Agnes, Cecilia, Anastasia...<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lucia came from a noble family with a Christian tradition, or at least one that was favorable to the faith. Her father died when she was still a child, so she was left in the care of her mother, Eutychia. Tradition has it that Lucia offered her virginity to Christ, devoting herself to prayer and charity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her martyrdom took place during Diocletian's persecution, around the year 304. According to hagiographic accounts, a young pagan who wanted to marry her reported her to the authorities when he discovered her decision. Lucia was arrested and asked to renounce her faith, but she remained steadfast. She was eventually beheaded. You can see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omnesmag.com\/en\/news\/saint-lucia-true-light\/\">here<\/a> more detailed biographical information&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The trip to Catania and his mother's recovery<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier, in the year 301, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vaticannews.va\/es\/santos\/12\/13\/s--lucia--virgen-y-martir-de-siracusa.html\">vatican saints' calendar<\/a>, Luc\u00eda and her mother went on a pilgrimage to Catania to visit the tomb of Saint Agatha, a young martyr from Catania, and ask her to heal Eutiquia, who was suffering from hemorrhages and was not getting better. When they reached the slopes of Mount Etna, they took part in the Eucharistic celebration and heard the Gospel story of the woman with the hemorrhage.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lucia asked her mother to touch the tomb with confidence, and she would be healed (Passion of Saint Lucia). 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