Roman soldiers tore her eyes out as part of the torture before they killed her.
Saint Lucy is often depicted in Christian art holding a plate with her eyes on it because according to legend, her eyes were gouged out as a martyrdom. The eyes are a symbol of her sacrifice and devotion to her faith.
Yes, according to traditional accounts, Saint Lucy had her eyes gouged out before she was martyred. This brutal act is said to symbolize her unwavering faith and commitment to God.
Yes, according to Church tradition, as a part of her torture, Lucy had her eyes pulled out by her Roman torturers.
Zidkiahu (2 Kings 25:7).
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Saint Lucy is often depicted carrying a plate of eyes because legend has it that her eyes were gouged out as a form of torture during Roman persecution. It is said that Lucy's eyes were miraculously restored by God, hence the association with eyes as a symbol of her faith and martyrdom.
St. Lucy of Syracuse, also known as Santa Lucia, was a Christian martyr who lived in the 4th century. She is a revered saint in the Catholic, Orthodox, and Anglican churches. St. Lucy is the patron saint of the blind, often depicted holding her eyes on a plate, as she is said to have plucked out her own eyes rather than renounce her faith.
so their eyes do not get gouged out by sticks or pucks.
According to the Old Testament, in Judges 16:21, the Philistines gouged out Samson's eyes. There is no mention of his eyes or any other part of Samson being burned.
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