Lucius, Saint
Lucius, Saint
(2nd century) According to tradition a British king or chieftain, who begged Pope Eleutherius to send the missionaries Saint Fagatius and Saint Duvian to England . He is identified in the Roman Martyrology with Saint Lucius, the first bishop and martyr of Chur who evangelized the Grisons in Switzerland. The abbey of Saint Luzi is built over his tomb. Relics, since 9th century, in cathedral of Chur. Patron of city and diocese of Chur. Feast , 3 December .
Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Lucius, Saint
of Britain, lived in the 2d century. Bede, in his Ecclesiastical History, says that in 154, under the Roman emperors, Marcus Aurelius and Verus, and during the pontificate of Eleutherus, a British king Lucius wrote to the pope, announcing that he wished to become a Christian. Eleutherus favorably received the communication, and sent priests to instruct the Britons in the Christian faith. A similar account may be found in a number of other traditions. See Smith, Dict. of Christ. Biog. s.v.