Saint Agatha

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Saint Agatha is a 3rd-century Christian martyr from Sicily, venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church and traditionally invoked as the patron saint of breast cancer patients, nurses, and bell-founders.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 3rd-century Christian saint
Christian martyr
person
saint
associatedWith Catania Cathedral
Decian persecution
causeOfDeath martyrdom
centuryOfDeath 3rd century
commemoratedIn General Roman Calendar
commemoratedOn Roman Martyrology
countryOfBirth Roman Empire
countryOfDeath Roman Empire
cultDeveloped early Christian period
dateOfDeath circa 251
feastDay 5 February
givenName Agatha
hasAttribute burning brazier
palm of martyrdom
severed breasts on a plate
tongs
veil
honorificPrefix Saint
languageOfName Greek
majorShrine Catania Cathedral
mannerOfDeath torture
meaningOfName good
notableFor refusal to renounce Christianity
steadfast faith under persecution
patronage Catania
Sicily
bell-founders
breast cancer patients
earthquakes
fire
martyrs
nurses
rape victims
wet nurses
placeOfBirth Catania
Sicily
placeOfDeath Catania
Sicily
religion Christianity
sexOrGender female
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheran Church
linked to: Lutheranism

Oriental Orthodox Churches
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy

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Catania patronSaint Saint Agatha
Sint Agatha namedAfter Saint Agatha of Sicily
linked to: Saint Agatha
Catania Cathedral dedicatedTo Saint Agatha
Berchem-Sainte-Agathe namedAfter Saint Agatha
Piazza del Duomo (Catania) dedicatedTo Saint Agatha
subject linked to: Piazza del Duomo
Feast of Saint Agatha honors Saint Agatha of Catania
linked to: Saint Agatha
Feast of Saint Agatha honors Christian martyr Saint Agatha
linked to: Saint Agatha
Andrea Vaccaro notableWork Saint Agatha
Quattro Canti hasStatueOf Saint Agata
linked to: Saint Agatha
Berchem-Sainte-Agathe namedAfter Saint Agatha
Cattedrale di Sant’Agata dedicatedTo Saint Agatha of Sicily
linked to: Saint Agatha
Cattedrale di Sant’Agata containsRelicsOf Saint Agatha of Sicily
linked to: Saint Agatha
Sant'Agata namedAfter Saint Agatha
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Catania primaryPatronSaint Saint Agatha of Sicily
linked to: Saint Agatha
Gilling West parishChurchDedication St Agatha
linked to: Saint Agatha
Wilmot hasSettlement St. Agatha
linked to: Saint Agatha
Wilmot hasCommunity St. Agatha
linked to: Saint Agatha
St. Agatha’s Cemetery, Canastota, New York, United States namedAfter Saint Agatha of Sicily
linked to: Saint Agatha
Sint-Agatha-Berchem namedAfter Saint Agatha
The Martyrdom of Saint Agatha depicts Saint Agatha of Catania
linked to: Saint Agatha
Archdiocese of Malta hasPatronSaint Saint Agatha
Reliquary bust of Saint Agatha depicts Saint Agatha
subject linked to: reliquary bust of Saint Agatha
Reliquary bust of Saint Agatha dedicatedTo Saint Agatha of Catania
subject linked to: reliquary bust of Saint Agatha
linked to: Saint Agatha
Reliquary bust of Saint Agatha represents Saint Agatha as a martyr
subject linked to: reliquary bust of Saint Agatha
linked to: Saint Agatha
Church of Sant’Agata namedAfter Saint Agatha of Sicily
linked to: Saint Agatha
Gallipoli patronSaint Saint Agatha