Lucia from the mountain
The Catholic Saint Lucia vom Berg ( French Sainte Lucie de Sampigny ; * in Scotland (date unknown), † September 19, 1090 in Sampigny , France ), was a medieval hermit in Sampigny on the Meuse in Lorraine . Her feast day is September 19th . She is often depicted with distaffs and sheep.
Legend has it that Lucia was a Scottish king's daughter who left her home in the middle of the 11th century and led a hermit life in Sampigny as a shepherdess. She dedicated herself to prayer and charity. Her grave became a popular pilgrimage site.
Lucia is called when she is infertile. Allegedly the long childless Anna of Austria , the wife of the French King Louis XIII. to have made a pilgrimage to the tomb of the saints. Then she became the mother of the future King Louis XIV.
literature
- Klaus Bernarding: Lothringer Passagen . Conte Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-936950-65-6
- Ekkart Sauser : Lucia from the mountain. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 21, Bautz, Nordhausen 2003, ISBN 3-88309-110-3 , Sp. 854.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lucia from the mountain |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lucie de Sampigny |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | catholic saints |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 11th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Scotland |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 19, 1090 |
| Place of death | Sampigny |