St. Lucia ( or Lucy ) Sterling Silver Medal 8065SS/18S

Also known as Lucia, Saint Lucy was a wealthy Christian. Her mother did not approve of her faith, so the two went to the tomb of Saint Agatha, where Lucy prayed and an illness of her mother's was cured. The grateful mother was now ready to listen to Lucy's desire to give her money to the poor and commit her life to God. Lucy was a brave woman who lived in Syracuse lost her life in the persecution of Christians in the early fourth century. Patron saint of the blind. Feast day is December 13.

7/8 inch Oval Sterling Silver St. Lucia Medal on Stainless chain. Velvet Boxed.