Because she was tortured by having her eyes torn out.
Little is known about Saint Lucy, including the color of her eyes.
Yes. Tradition tells us that Lucy was tortured before being martyred. One of the tortures was having her eyes torn out. Legend says that her eyes were miraculously restored just before she died. She is often prayed to by those suffering from diseases or injuries of the eyes.
St. Lucy is sometimes pictured holding a plate with two eyeballs on it. Just before she was killed, Roman soldiers tore out her eyes. Legend says that her eyesight was miraculously restored before she was martyred.
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.
A bowl or small plate holding two eyeballs is often used to represent St. Lucy of Syracuse. Her eyes were torn out as a part of the torture she received before being executed.
Little is known about Saint Lucy, including the color of her eyes.
Yes. Tradition tells us that Lucy was tortured before being martyred. One of the tortures was having her eyes torn out. Legend says that her eyes were miraculously restored just before she died. She is often prayed to by those suffering from diseases or injuries of the eyes.
St. Lucy is the patron Saint of the Blind, as she had been tortured by having her eyes torn out.
Lucy of Syracuse is sometimes pictured holding a plate or bowl containing two eyeballs. Just before she was martyred the executioners tore out her eyes. Supposedly, her eyes were miraculously healed just before she was killed.
Saint Lucy's eyes
Tradition says that Lucy's eyes were torn out as part of her torture before she was killed.
Before she was martyred, Lucy had her eyes torn out by torturers.
Roman soldiers tore her eyes out as part of the torture before they killed her.
St. Lucy is sometimes pictured holding a plate with two eyeballs on it. Just before she was killed, Roman soldiers tore out her eyes. Legend says that her eyesight was miraculously restored before she was martyred.
Yes, according to Church tradition, as a part of her torture, Lucy had her eyes pulled out by her Roman torturers.
Tradition tells us that Lucy was tortured before being martyred. One of the tortures was having her eyes torn out. Legend says that her eyes were miraculously restored just before she died. She is often prayed to by those suffering from diseases or injuries of the eyes.
Oh, it's okay, friend. Saint Lucy didn't take her own eyes out. It's believed that a Roman soldier did it when she refused to marry him because of her devotion to God. Remember, even in difficult times, there is always light and hope shining through.