Saint Lucy of Syracuse (283 - 304) was a Christian martyr who suffered martyrdom during the persecution of Diocletian. Lucia means "Light" or "she who bears light." She consecrated her life to God and took a vow of virginity. Since time immemorial, Saint Lucia has been considered the patron saint of the blind and an advocate for vision problems. Her party is on December 13.

According to legend, the Byzantine general Georgios Maniaces transferred the body of Saint Lucy from Syracuse to Constantinople (1039), to remove her from the danger of invasion by the Saracens. During the Fourth Crusade (1204), the Doge of Venice Enrico Dandolo found the remains of the Saint in Constantinople and took them to Venice to the monastery of San Giorgio. In 1280, he had them transferred to the Church dedicated to her in Venice. When it was demolished to expand the railway station that bears its name, the remains of the saint were transferred to the church of San Geremia, in the square of the same name. Today they are displayed in a glass sarcophagus under the altar.

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