# St. Lucia — The Divine Comedy character guide

> St. Lucia in The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Lucia

**First appearance:** 0004-canto-ii

## Who they are

Saint who aids Dante's journey, sending Beatrice to Virgil.

## In the story

### [Canto II: The Descent Begins](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_divine_comedy_se/chapters/canto-ii)

Lucia, moved by the Virgin Mary's plea, urges Beatrice to help Dante.

### [Canto IX: Dante's Dream of the Eagle and the Gate of Purgatory](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_divine_comedy_se/chapters/canto-ix)

St. Lucia carries the sleeping Dante from the Valley of the Princes to the gate of Purgatory.

### [Canto XXXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_divine_comedy_se/chapters/canto-xxxii)

Seated opposite Adam, she is the saint who moved Beatrice to aid Dante.

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