Name day
Lucy: Name Day and Patron Saint
Lucy keeps the name day on 13 December, or 26 December on the Old Calendar: the feast of St Lucy of Syracuse.
- Patron saint
- St Lucy of Syracuse
- New Calendar
- 13 December
- Old Calendar
- 26 December
- Next name day
- 13 December 2026 (New Calendar) · 26 December 2026 (Old Calendar)
- In the feast calendar
- The feasts of December
The patron saint: St Lucy of Syracuse
Kept on 13 December, or 26 December on the Old Calendar · Holy Virgin Martyr Lucy of Syracuse
St Lucy was a young Christian woman of Syracuse, on the island of Sicily, who lived in the age of the great persecutions and was martyred under the emperor Diocletian. Her mother Eutychia suffered from a flow of blood, and Lucy took her to Catania to pray at the relics of the martyr St Agatha. While Lucy slept beside the tomb, St Agatha appeared to her, promised that her mother would be healed, and foretold that Lucy herself would bear witness for Christ. Her mother recovered, and Lucy, who had already given her heart to Christ, gave her wealth away to the poor. The young man to whom she had been promised in marriage was angered, and he denounced her as a Christian to the prefect Paschasius. Lucy confessed Christ boldly before him. He ordered her to be taken to a place of shame, but God kept her purity: the soldiers could not move her from where she stood, and a fire lit around her did not burn her. At last she was put to death by the sword. Her name comes from the Latin word for light, and the faithful have long asked her prayers for the eyes and for those who suffer with their sight. The Church keeps her memory on 13 December (26 December on the Old Calendar), and her hymn sings of the virgin who brought her martyr’s blood to Christ as a bridal gift.
What the faithful pray for
- those with ailments of the eyes and failing sight
- the healing of a sick mother or parent
- purity and faithfulness to Christ
- the courage to confess the faith
- generosity to the poor
Lucy in other languages
| Language | The name | Short forms |
|---|---|---|
| English | Lucy, Lucia, Luciana, Lucille, Lucinda, Luzia | Lulu |
| Greek | Λουκία, Loukia | Λουκίτσα |
| Russian | Лукия, Lukiya | |
| Spanish | Lucía, Luz | |
| Italian | Lucia |
An icon for Lucy
We don't carry an icon of St Lucy of Syracuse yet. Ask for it below, and we will write to you when it is in.
Closest to it
Folding diptychSt Herman of Alaska & Guardian Angel
Kept on the same day, 13 December$99$69
Folding diptychSt Alina (Alena) of Brussels & Guardian Angel
Another saint of the early Church in the West$99$69
Folding diptychChrist (Zvenigorod Saviour) & Vladimir Mother of God
Christ and the Mother of God keep every Christian home$99$69
For every name: the Guardian Angel, given at baptism
Have it consecrated by our priest before it reaches you: Consecration, $49.
A name-day gift for Lucy
Name-Day Gift Set $213$149
A patron saint's folding diptych chosen by first name, a stainless steel crucifix and a prayer rope, in a gift box with a card giving the saint's life and feast day.
The St Nicholas the Wonderworker & Guardian Angel Folding Diptych is chosen, for the Guardian Angel every Orthodox Christian receives at baptism, and the name is filled in.
Questions
When is Lucy’s name day?
Lucy keeps the name day on 13 December on the New Calendar and on 26 December on the Old Calendar, the feast of St Lucy of Syracuse.
Who is the patron saint of Lucy?
St Lucy of Syracuse. St Lucy was a young Christian woman of Syracuse, on the island of Sicily, who lived in the age of the great persecutions and was martyred under the emperor Diocletian.
How is Lucy written in other languages?
Greek: Λουκία (Loukia), Russian: Лукия (Lukiya), Spanish: Lucía and Italian: Lucia. Every form of the name keeps the same saint.
What is a good name-day gift for Lucy?
We don’t carry an icon of St Lucy of Syracuse yet, and you can ask for one on this page. Every Orthodox Christian has a Guardian Angel from baptism, so the Name-Day Gift Set ($149) with the Guardian Angel diptych is always fitting.
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