Lucia of Syracuse (283–304), also known as Saint Lucy, or Saint Lucia (Italian Santa Lucia), was a young Christian martyr who died during the Diocletianic Persecution. She is honored as saint by the Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, and Orthodox Churches. She is one of the eight women, who along with the Blessed Virgin Mary, are commemorated by name in the Canon of Mass. Her feast day, known as Saint Lucy's Day, is celebrated in the West on 13 December. St. Lucia of Syracuse was honored in the Middle Ages and remained a well-known saint in early modern England.