It was in existence as early as the fifth century, ... abounding in miracles, than in transmitting historical traditions. According to legend, Agatha was martyred for choosing God over a powerful Roman leader. Her example inspired their own faithfulness. O Heavenly Father, who raised Agatha to the dignity of Sainthood, we implore Your Divine Majesty by her intercession to give us health of mind, body and soul. Saint Agatha (251): She is the beautiful little virgin martyr of Catania, in Sicily, who was killed for the Catholic Faith. 255-256. Agatha of Sicily is a Christian saint. She is the patron saint of Catania, Molise, Malta, San Marino, Gallipoli in Apulia, and Zamarramala, a municipality of the Province of Segovia in Spain. Palermo and Catania are both mentioned as her possible birthplace, and tradition holds that she was born to wealthy and noble parents. In the 1950s in small-town Georgia, a pregnant young woman named Agatha seeks refuge in … Free us from all those things which hold us bound to this earth, and let our spirit, like hers, rise to your heavenly courts. She is also one of the seven girls named in the Litany of the Saints. Agatha was born at Catania or Palermo, Sicily, and she was martyred in approximately 251. She is patron of those with breast cancer due to the manner in which she was tortured, having her breasts cut off. Saint Agatha (251): She is the beautiful little virgin martyr of Catania, in Sicily, who was killed for the Catholic Faith. Again before the court, Agatha again refuses to worship the gods and claims to have been healed by Jesus Christ. Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman. Her name is mentioned in the Roman Canon of the Mass. St. Agatha is the patron saint of those with breast cancer, fire prevention, nurses, rape and sexual assault victims, and against natural disasters and volcanic eruptions. St. Agatha is cited in the martyrology of St. Jerome, the Calendar of Carthage (c. 530), and other works. When St Agatha appeared before Quintianus, in order the more easily to overcome her modesty, he gave her up to Aphrodisia, an abominable woman, who, together with her daughters, publicly professed immodesty. Agatha became a hero to Christians who faced persecution and death. A Prayer to St. Agatha. Of course, there is no doubt that Catania is the city of her martyrdom, and the place where her bones (or at least most of them) rest today.

Saint Agatha was not canonized. The Miracles of St. Agatha, the Patron Saint of Sicily.

St. Lucy the Virgin Martyr (December 13) hastened to St. Agatha's tomb for her mother to be healed.

Of course, there is no doubt that Catania is the city of her martyrdom, and the place where her bones (or at least most of them) rest today. With Sabrina Kern, Carolyn Hennesy, Courtney Halverson, Lindsay Seim. Free us from all those things which hold us bound to this earth, and let our spirit, like hers, rise to your heavenly courts. A Prayer to St. Agatha. Her memorial is on 5 February. Although she was one of the most-venerated virgin martyrs of Christian antiquity, the traditional particulars of her martyrdom are of little historical value. For more, see here. The following account is based on … Soon legends grew about Agatha. She not only was cured, but St. Agatha appeared to St. Lucy and foretold her martyrdom for Christ. 37-39.