A Church was built at the site of Lucy’s martyrdom. Her relics stayed in Syracuse for four hundred years, before they were transferred to Corfunum in Italy. In 972, they were transferred by Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor to Metz, France and placed in the church of Saint Vincent. From there, the whereabouts of her relics is unclear; one legend says that upon the capture of capture of Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) the French found the relics of Saint Lucy. They were secured by the Doge of Venice, and were transferred there. In 1513, the Venetians gave Lucy’s head to the French, where it was placed in the church of Borges. Another account states that Lucy’s head was taken to Rome.

  St. Lucy was officially canonized in the seventh century when Pope Saint Gregory The Great placed her name in the Roman Cannon of the Mass. She is one of the few female saints honored in the Roman Cannon. She was one of the most popular saints in the middle ages.

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  Saint Lucy’s feast day is December 13th. It is celebrated in many countries. In Sweden, in the morning, the oldest daughter of the house dresses in white and wears a wreath with seven candles on her head. She serves the other members of family members coffee and buns in bed. There is a famous song about Saint Lucy that is sung on her feast day. Many singers including Caruso, Mario Lanza, and even Elvis Presley have recorded it.

  Paschasius, Governor of Sicily, after his arrest, was taken to Rome, where he was found guilty by the Senate, and beheaded.