Saint Lucy, the Patron Saint of the Blind.

摘要

Lucy means light. Saint Lucy, also known as Saint Lucia or Saint Lukia is the patron saint of the blind. Born to rich and noble parents in Syracuse, Sicily, in the year 283 AD she lost her Roman father in infancy. She was raised by her Greek mother, Eutychia, who instilled in her the sense of sharing with the poor. Lucy grew up to be a devout Christian woman. She consecrated her virginity to God and devoted herself to the service of the poor. Her life corresponded to a period in history when Christians were persecuted. Emperor Diocletian orchestrated Great (Diocletianic) persecution, which was the last and most severe persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire. Considerable pain, suffering, torture and death were inflicted on Christians,for their faith, during Diocletian's reign.