St. Lucy was tortured and then stabbed in the throat about the year 304 at Syracuse, Sicily, Italy.
She was burned, but it didn't hurt her, so she was stabbed.
St. Lucy's father died during the Diocletian persecution in the early 4th century. The exact year of his death is not definitively known, but it is believed to have occurred around 303 AD. St. Lucy herself was also martyred during this time for her Christian beliefs.
St. Lucy, aka Santa Lucia was born in the year 283 and died in the year 304.
St. Lucy of Syracuse was martyred in the year 304. The date is not certain but her feast is celebrated on December 13 in the Western Church.
There are a number of saints who chose to die rather than be impure. Among them: St. Lucy of Syracuse, St. Philomena, St. Agnes, St. Agatha, St. Maria Goretti, Blessed Laura Vicuna.
The feast of St. Lucy is December 13.
Lucy Gehrman died on May 8, 1954, in New York City, New York, USA.
St. Lucy's Church - Manhattan - was created in 1915.
There are churches all over the world named for St. Lucy.
St. Lucy of Syracuse was born about the year 283. The precise date is not known.
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