When was St. Lucy granted sainthood?

Answer 1

St. Lucy was not canonized. She was proclaimed a saint by early

Christians because of her martyrdom. The canonization process did not

come into existence until the 12th century. In the primitive Church,

martyrs were immediately recognized as witnessing to the perfection of

Christian life on earth, having shown the ultimate proof of their love for

Christ by the offering of their lives. By the sacrifice of their lives

for Christ, they attained Heaven in eternal glory and were indissolubly

united to the Lord, the Head of the Mystical Body.

Answer 2

Saint Lucy was not canonized. She was proclaimed a saint by early

Christians because of her martyrdom. The canonization process did not

come into existence until the 12th century. In the primitive Church,

martyrs were immediately recognized as witnessing to the perfection of

Christian life on earth, having shown the ultimate proof of their love for

Christ by the offering of their lives. By the sacrifice of their lives

for Christ, they attained Heaven in eternal glory and were indissolubly

united to the Lord, the Head of the Mystical Body.

Answer 3

St. Lucy of Syracuse was not canonized. She was declared a saint soon after her martyrdom by the early Chrisitan community. Dying as a martyr was taken as a sign that the person was a saint. The canonization process did not begin for hundreds of years after Lucy died.

Answer 4

St. Lucy was granted sainthood by the early Christian church, most likely in the 5th century. Her feast day is celebrated on December 13th.

Answer 5

No, Lucy was not a nun. Orders of religious sisters and nuns did not yet exist at the time.

Answer 6

The early Christians declared Lucy a saint because she was martyred for her faith.