Santa Lucia
All About Santa Lucia
Hello friends! Today we'll talk about Santa Lucia, who has many representations all around the world. In this article, we'll see the geography, cities, and locations in different countries that carry this name.
Santa Lucia Around the World
Let's start with the Italian movie "Santa Lucia" by director Marco Chiappetta released in 2021. The title of the movie evokes the famous Christmas song "Silent Night," which begins with the words "Oh Santa Lucia." But let's continue discovering the various places that share this name!
First of all, there's Saint Lucia, a small state in the Caribbean made up of two main islands and many other smaller ones. Now let's discover several cities scattered around the world:
Argentina
There are several cities named Santa Lucía in Argentina, such as the one in the province of Corrientes, the one in the Federal department in the province of Entre Ríos, and the one in the Santa Lucía department in the province of San Juan.
Brazil
In Brazil, there are two municipalities named Santa Lúcia: one in Paraná and the other in São Paulo.
Colombia
In Colombia, there's a municipality called Santa Lucía in the Department of Atlántico.
Costa Rica
In Costa Rica, Santa Lucia is a district in the province of Heredia.
Philippines
The Philippines also have their own city of Santa Lucia, located in the province of Ilocos Sur.
France
In France, there are two municipalities named Santa Lucia: one in Mercurio in northern Corsica, and the other in Moriani, also in northern Corsica.
Guatemala
Guatemala has three municipalities named Santa Lucía: Cotzumalguapa, Milpas Altas, and Utatlán.
Honduras
In Honduras, there are two municipalities named Santa Lucía: one in the Francisco Morazán region and the other in the Intibucá region.
Italy
In Italy, there are many places named Santa Lucia. Some of them are municipalities and others are hamlets or neighborhoods. Here are some examples: Municipalities:
- Santa Lucia del Mela in the metropolitan city of Messina
- Santa Lucia di Piave in the province of Treviso Hamlets and neighborhoods:
- Santa Lucia in Affile in the province of Rome
- Santa Lucia in Pescantina in the province of Verona
- Santa Lucia in Lastra a Signa (FI)
- Santa Lucia in Civitella San Paolo (RM)
- Santa Lucia in Medesano (PR)
- Santa Lucia in Verona
- Santa Lucia in Prato
- Santa Lucia in Guardia Sanframondi (BN)
- Santa Lucia in Sulmona (AQ)
There's also an ancient location named Aci Santa Lucia in Sicily, which has now become a district of Aci Catena.
Malta
In Malta, there's a Local Council named Santa Lucia.
Mexico
In Mexico, Santa Lucía is a city located in Zumpango, in the state of Mexico.
Nicaragua
In Nicaragua, there's a municipality with this name, located in the Boaco department.
Slovenia
In Slovenia, there are two localities: Lucia in Piran and Santa Lucia in Tolmin.
Spain
In Spain, Santa Lucía de Tirajana is a municipality located in the Canary Islands.
South Africa
In South Africa, there's a village named St. Lucia, located in the KwaZulu-Natal province.
Conclusions
As you can see, Santa Lucia is a very common name all around the world. There are cities, hamlets, villages, and even municipalities that carry the name of this religious figure. Do you know of any other places that we haven't mentioned? Let us know in the comments!
