Sentence examples for saint lucia from inspiring English sources

In 1958 Saint Lucia joined the West Indies Federation, although its colonial status remained unchanged.

The confectioner has 96 shops, and grows cocoa on its plantation in Saint Lucia.

Homosexuality is illegal in Saint Lucia, and those convicted can face a prison sentence of between five and 10 years.

In 1834, when the slaves were emancipated, there were in Saint Lucia more than 13,000 black slaves, 2,600 free blacks, and 2,300 whites.

In August the U.S. State Department announced that it was withdrawing training and material assistance to the Saint Lucia police force because of "credible allegations of human rights violations".

The poets come from 30 countries, from Saint Lucia to Iraqi Kurdistan, but some well-known British names also make the cut.

Laureates are woken up in their hotel beds by girls dressed in white carrying candles, celebrating the feast of St Lucia, the patron saint of light and vision who illuminates the midwinter darkness.

Paying homage to Lucia, an Italian saint who refused to renounce her faith to save her life, is clearly a religious celebration.

Lucia was a virgin saint and martyr from the Sicilian city of Syracuse, who had been sentenced around 304 CE to become a prostitute.

And in May, the Vatican announced last week, it will canonize Amabile Lucia Visintainer, giving Brazil, the world's most populous Roman Catholic country, its first saint.

Lucia: Wow.