Agatha, St (lived 3rd century AD)
| Patron saint of Catania, Sicily. According to legend she was a member of the Sicilian nobility who refused the attentions of the Roman prefect. She was sentenced to be burnt alive, but when the stake was set alight an earthquake occurred. She died in prison in 251. Her feast day is 5 February. |
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