Agatha of Sicily

Saint

Agatha of Sicily
Saint; Agatha of Sicily
	Depiction of Saint Agatha's martyrdom by Sebastiano del Piombo, 1520
Virgin and martyr
Born	c. 231; 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; Oriental Orthodoxy; Anglican Communion;
Canonized	Pre-congregation by tradition confirmed by Pope Gregory I
Feast	5 February
Attributes	pincers, breasts on a plate
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;

Agatha^[a] of Sicily (c. 231 – c. 251 AD) is a Christian saint. Her feast is on 5 February. Agatha was born in Catania, part of the Roman Province of Sicily, and was martyred c. 251. She is one of several virgin martyrs who are commemorated by name in the Canon of the Mass.^[7]

Agatha is the patron saint of Catania, Molise, Malta, San Marino, Gallipoli in Apulia,^[b] and Zamarramala, a municipality of the Province of Segovia in Spain. She is also the patron saint of breast cancer patients, rape victims, martyrs, wet nurses, bell-founders, and bakers, and is invoked against fire, earthquakes, and eruptions of Mount Etna.

^ D'Arrigo, Santo. Il Martirio di Santa Agata (Catania) 1985
^ "Orthodox Calendar: Tuesday February 18, 2025 / February 5, 2025". Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
^ Delaney, John P. (1980). Dictionary of Saints (2nd ed.). Garden City, New York: Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-13594-7.
^ "Saint Agatha", Catholic Culture
^ "Ancient Greek Names - Behind the Name". www.behindthename.com.
^ "'Agatha', III.15". Archived from the original on 2014-11-03. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
^ Vincent Lorne Kennedy (1938), The Saints of the Canon of the Mass, Vatican City: Pontifical Institute for Christian Archaeology. OCLC 25118979
^ Ravenna, Bartolomeo (1836). Memorie istoriche della città di Gallipoli (in Italian). Naples: R. Miranda. pp. 316-326.

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[1] D'Arrigo, Santo. Il Martirio di Santa Agata (Catania) 1985

[2] "Orthodox Calendar: Tuesday February 18, 2025 / February 5, 2025". Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church. Retrieved 2025-02-27.

[delaney-3] Delaney, John P. (1980). Dictionary of Saints (2nd ed.). Garden City, New York: Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-13594-7.

[4] "Saint Agatha", Catholic Culture

[5] "Ancient Greek Names - Behind the Name". www.behindthename.com.

[6] "'Agatha', III.15". Archived from the original on 2014-11-03. Retrieved 2009-04-12.

[8] Vincent Lorne Kennedy (1938), The Saints of the Canon of the Mass, Vatican City: Pontifical Institute for Christian Archaeology. OCLC 25118979

[9] Ravenna, Bartolomeo (1836). Memorie istoriche della città di Gallipoli (in Italian). Naples: R. Miranda. pp. 316-326.

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