SAINT LUCY, MARTYR OF THESSALONICA, AND 136 COMPANIONS, MARTYRS - 1 JUNE

 

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SAINT LUCY, MARTYR OF THESSALONICA, AND 136 COMPANIONS, MARTYRS

(S. Lucia, Virgo and 136 Soc. MM.) 

This Saint  Lucy (feast day: June 1) is thought to have been martyred in Thessalonica in Macedonia. Some of her companions are presumed to have suffered elsewhere. The hagiographers are not unanimous on this - some name Thessalonica, others Rome as the place of their demise. 

Nothing at all regarding her is listed on this day in the Roman Martyrology*, but on June 25 this major work mentions a Saint Lucy with 22 unnamed companions, who is identical to another Saint Lucy. Their account incidentally contains some names that are very similar to those mentioned here. 

The Bollandists* list our Saint Lucy (as distinct from Saint Lucy) with 136 named and 219 or 295 unnamed companions in the following manner: Lucy, Aucias, Rogatus, Germanus (Romanus), Silvanus, Bullodus, Ceclia, Tertulus, Lauta, Victoria, Gagus, Fortunatus, Maxima, Rogata, Paulina, Appia, Castula, Coteusa, Novella, Agapa, Carra, Ururia, Bublasa, another Fortunatus, Martin, Saturnin, Gaianus, Rogatianus, Honoratus, Donatus, Marcian, another Saturnin, Potinus, Paul, Petruvius, Rutilia, Flavius, Quintia, Januaria, another Novella, Januarius, Gosia, Feodosa, Victorina, Matrona, another Castula, Rogatiana, Quintus, Mark, Gemina, Martialis, Mitunus, Paul, Vericus, Cassus, another Saturninus, Felix, another Martin, another Donatus, another Rogatus, John, another Fortunatus, Donatianus, Martian, Sailis, Castus, another Januarius, another Donatus, Hortensus, Saturnina, Malchus, another Silvanus, another Quintus, Felicia, Sillesia, another Januaria, Fortunata, Victuria, Maria, Primus, Gemellina, Faustina, another Novella, Donata, Getulla, Baricus, Urbana, Romana, Prima, Tertula, Casta, another Maxima, another Urbana, Optata, another Matrona, Melosa, Metunus, Maiorus, Secunda, another Urbana, another Gemellina, another Saturnina, Procula, Surdida, Silvana, Rufina, Nina, Sepacus, Vincentius, Priscus, Hilarus, another Castula, Publius, Arabus and 120 others; furthermore, Lupus and 23 others, and finally Catulinus, Publasus, another Martin, Gaian, Marcellianus, Fledus, another Marcellianus, another Mark, another Castus, Maior, Proculus, Epagatus, Tertius, Sillica, another Tertula, Maiosa, Timothy, Marcellinus, Rutilus, another Germanus, another John, and another Maxima along with 76 or 172 unnamed Companions. (I. 48-49).

(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 3, Augsburg, 1869, pp. 880-81)

*A hagiography source used by the authors 

Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations

PRAYER:

Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Lucy and Companions may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org