Why was Saint Lucy was canonized?

Answer 1

• St. Lucy was made a saint because of her big miracle. It's a truly amazing story. You see, the basic part was this, her mother was very sick, and they would both take time every day to prat together. They prayed and prayed, and one day, her mother was just, cured.
• Later, Lucy said to the man whom which Lucy's mother had set her up to marry, "I cannot marry you, for I am married to my faith". At this point in history, Christianity was illegal, and the man turned Lucy in.
• When the men tried to move her, they found she was as heavy and sturdy as a mountain, and couldn't move her.
• They decided to burn her, so they poured gasoline on her and set her on fire, but to no effect.
• They poked her eyes out, and not only did she not die, she could faintly see.
• Finally, they stabbed her with a sword, and she died. St. Lucy was a miraculous person that anyone and everyone should admire.

Answer 2

Saint Lucy was canonized because of her martyrdom and dedication to her Christian faith. She is known for her purity and commitment to serving others, even in the face of persecution. Her story inspired many to follow in her footsteps and emulate her virtues, leading to her formal recognition as a saint by the Catholic Church.

Answer 3

Lucy was precongregational - before there was a formal canonization process. Basically, she was declared a saint by popular acclamation. However, the church has continued for nearly 2000 years to honor her as a saint, virgin and martyr. Unlike many of the legendary saints of her era, she remains officially on the Calendar of Saints of the Catholic Church.

Answer 4

Lucy died as a martyr which was considered by early Christians as all the evidence needed to prove the person was in heaven. The canonization process was not instituted until the 12th century.

Answer 5

Lucy was never formally canonized a saint but was proclaimed a saint by popular acclamation. She was martyred for her faith before the church had a formal process for canonization about the year 304 under the Emperor Diocletian. She refused to give up her virginity and marry a pagan.
Lucy was precongregational - before there was a formal canonization process. Basically, she was declared a saint by popular acclamation. However, the church has continued for nearly 2000 years to honor her as a saint, virgin and martyr. Unlike many of the legendary saints of her era, she remains officially on the Calendar of Saints of the Catholic Church.

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 6

Lucy was never canonized but was probably declared a saint by the Catholic community of Syracuse in Sicily. No canonization process had been established in those early years of the Church.

Answer 7

Lucy was never canonized because the process did not exist at the time. She was declared a saint by the early Christians because of her martyrdom.

Answer 8

Lucy was never canonized because the process did not exist at the time. She was declared a saint by the early Christians because of her martyrdom.