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1 Romanesque - Style Very Rare Cylinder-Reliquary - Relic Ex Ossibus St. Agatha
Saint
Agatha of Sicily
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Depiction of Saint Agatha's martyrdom by Sebastiano del Piombo, 1520
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Born |
c. 231[1]
Catania, Sicilia, Roman Empire |
Died |
c. 251 (aged 19–20)
Catania, Sicilia, Roman Empire |
Cause of death |
Torture |
Venerated in |
- Catholic Church
- Eastern Orthodox Church[2]
- Oriental Orthodoxy
- Anglican Communion
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Canonized |
Pre-congregation by tradition confirmed by Pope Gregory I |
Feast |
5 February |
Attributes |
pincers, breasts on a plate[3] |
Patronage |
- Catania (Sicily), Gallipoli (Apulia), Molise, Malta, San Marino, Zamarramala (Segovia, Spain), Escatrón, (Zaragoza, Spain)
- Bellfounders, breast cancer patients, bakers, nurses/wet nurses, jewelers, martyrs, rape victims, single laywomen, sufferers of sterility
- Victims of torture, natural disasters, fire, earthquakes, eruptions of Mount Etna, and volcanic eruptions[4]
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