{"id":71761,"date":"2025-12-31T17:05:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T17:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=71761"},"modified":"2025-12-31T17:05:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T17:05:16","slug":"why-sweden-honors-st-lucy-a-beloved-italian-saint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/why-sweden-honors-st-lucy-a-beloved-italian-saint\/","title":{"rendered":"Waarom Zweden de heilige Lucia eert, een geliefde Italiaanse heilige"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Children participate in the annual St. Lucy\u2019s Day celebration in Sweden. \/ Credit: Claudia Gr\u00fcnder, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, Dec 13, 2025 \/ 04:00 am (CNA). St. Lucy\u2019s Day, also known as Lucia Day, is a traditional Swedish celebration filled with children in costumes, elaborate processions, and Swedish treats \u2014 all honoring the beloved saint.St. Lucy, whose feast day is celebrated by the Catholic Church on Dec. 13, was a virgin and martyr from Syracuse, Sicily,\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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St. Lucy\u2019s Day, also known as Lucia Day, is a traditional Swedish celebration filled with children in costumes, elaborate processions, and Swedish treats \u2014 all honoring the beloved saint.St. Lucy, whose feast day is celebrated by the Catholic Church on Dec. 13, was a virgin and martyr from Syracuse, Sicily,\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":73423,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-71761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":22560,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/pope-francis-st-lucy-is-an-example-of-female-leadership-in-the-church\/","url_meta":{"origin":71761,"position":0},"title":"Pope Francis: St. Lucy is an example of female leadership in the Church","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"december 16, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] Statue of St. Lucy at the New Chapel of St. Lucy in Pampanga province, Philippines. \/ Credit: Judgefloro, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Vatican City, Dec 13, 2024 \/ 15:35 pm (CNA). On the feast day of St. Lucy, Dec. 13, Pope Francis said that \"we need women\u2019s work and their word in a Church that reaches out that it may be leaven and light in the culture and in our lives together.\u201dThe pontiff addressed a message to the Church\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/saint.lucy_.jpeg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/saint.lucy_.jpeg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/saint.lucy_.jpeg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/saint.lucy_.jpeg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/saint.lucy_.jpeg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":21988,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/st-lucy\/","url_meta":{"origin":71761,"position":1},"title":"St. Lucy","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"december 13, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] St. Lucy Feast date: Dec 13 St. Lucy is a virgin and martyr of Syracuse in Sicily, whose feast is celebrated on December 13th. According to tradition, Saint Lucy was born to rich and noble parents in the year 283. Her father was of Roman origin, but his early death left her dependent upon her mother, whose name, Eutychia, seems to indicate that she was of Greek heritage.Like so many of the early martyrs, Lucy had consecrated her virginity\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1734084027_Lucy_13December.jpg?fit=900%2C500&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1734084027_Lucy_13December.jpg?fit=900%2C500&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1734084027_Lucy_13December.jpg?fit=900%2C500&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1734084027_Lucy_13December.jpg?fit=900%2C500&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":18989,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/lucy-in-the-bible\/","url_meta":{"origin":71761,"position":2},"title":"Is Lucy a Biblical Name with Significance?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"december 21, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Explore the spiritual significance of the name Lucy, its Latin origins, and biblical themes of light, meaning, and faith.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian Education&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian Education","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/christian-education\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00166.webp?fit=900%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00166.webp?fit=900%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00166.webp?fit=900%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00166.webp?fit=900%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":70710,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/dont-let-christmas-take-you-by-surprise-advice-on-advent-from-the-church\/","url_meta":{"origin":71761,"position":3},"title":"Don\u2019t let Christmas take you by surprise: advice on Advent from the Church","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"december 1, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"null \/ Lisa Missenda \/ Shutterstock Denver, Colorado, Nov 29, 2025 \/ 12:36 pm (CNA). 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