Saint lucy

Saint Lucy, by Michael Triegel, 2012

“Those whose hearts are pure are the temples of the Holy Spirit.” Feast Day: December 13 Patron of: the Blind Willing to give up the comforts of her privileged life in order to obtain a state of enlightenment, Saint Lucy is one of the early virgin martyrs who challenged the authority of the Roman state.…

Stock Photo #866-3086, Saint Lucy Ribera, Jusepe (Jose) 1591-1652 Spanish Love this painting of St. Lucy.

As a wee one at Sunday School, my catechist put a stack of Saint cards on the table and asked us to pick one. I picked Saint Lucy. She’s the first Saint I ever knew of. I picked her because I…

St Lucy's Day Lussinatta took place on December 13. Lussi was a demon/witch who rode in the air with her followers called Lussiferda. Trolls and evil spirits and the dead where activeoutside and children who were bad could be taken away but Lussi who could sweep down the chimney and carry them away. If the family did not prepare for yule she would punish them. People stayed up all night to guard themselves from the evil lurking outside.

Anyone know who these two are? Photograph of a painting in the Musée Royal des Beaux-Arts, Anvers / Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp.

Ubaldo GandolfiSan Matteo della Decima, near Bologna 1728 - 1781 RavennaA sketch of Saint Lucy with a cherub

Saint Lucia Day | December 13th | Winter | carissimaedei