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|SaintName=Saint Lucius of Chur | |SaintName=Saint Lucius of Chur | ||
|SaintStage=Saint | |SaintStage=Saint | ||
| | |FeastDay=December 02 (Chur); December 03 (universal) | ||
|SaintBirthPlace=Britain (tradition) | |SaintBirthPlace=Britain (tradition) | ||
|DeathPlace=Chur, Raetia, Roman Empire | |DeathPlace=Chur, Raetia, Roman Empire | ||
|SaintDeathCoordinates=46.849900, 9.532900 | |SaintDeathCoordinates=46.849900, 9.532900 | ||
|SaintCauseOfDeath=martyrdom (tradition) | |SaintCauseOfDeath=martyrdom (tradition) | ||
| | |AssociatedCountries=Switzerland | ||
| | |AssociatedDioceses=[[Diocese of Chur]] | ||
|Canonized=Yes | |Canonized=Yes | ||
|Profession=bishop | |Profession=bishop | ||
|ReligiousAffiliation=Early Christian community | |ReligiousAffiliation=Early Christian community | ||
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|Attributes=bishop with book; three loaves | |Attributes=bishop with book; three loaves | ||
|PrimaryShrine=Chur Cathedral (Cathedral of the Assumption), Hof 18, 7000 Chur, Switzerland | |PrimaryShrine=Chur Cathedral (Cathedral of the Assumption), Hof 18, 7000 Chur, Switzerland | ||
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'''Saint Lucius of Chur''' (Latin: '''Lucius Curiensis'''; died c. 176–180 AD) is the traditional first bishop of Chur in Raetia and patron saint of the Diocese of Chur, Switzerland.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09418b.htm |title=St. Lucius |publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> According to 8th–9th-century legends preserved in the ''Passio Sancti Lucii'' and the ''Vita Sancti Lucii'', Lucius was a British king or nobleman who, with his sister Emerita, was sent by Pope Eleutherius (c. 174–189) as missionary to the Rhaetian Alps, converting the population and becoming the first bishop of Chur before martyrdom under Emperor Marcus Aurelius.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=2116 |title=St. Lucius |publisher=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> | '''Saint Lucius of Chur''' (Latin: '''Lucius Curiensis'''; died c. 176–180 AD) is the traditional first bishop of Chur in Raetia and patron saint of the Diocese of Chur, Switzerland.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09418b.htm |title=St. Lucius |publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> According to 8th–9th-century legends preserved in the ''Passio Sancti Lucii'' and the ''Vita Sancti Lucii'', Lucius was a British king or nobleman who, with his sister Emerita, was sent by Pope Eleutherius (c. 174–189) as missionary to the Rhaetian Alps, converting the population and becoming the first bishop of Chur before martyrdom under Emperor Marcus Aurelius.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=2116 |title=St. Lucius |publisher=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> | ||