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.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Saint Agatha canonical 7
Christian martyr Saint Agatha 1
Saint Agata 1

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Statements (49)

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
Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church

Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Lutheranism
surface form: Lutheran Church

Oriental Orthodoxy
surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Catania patronSaint Saint Agatha
Sint Agatha namedAfter Saint Agatha
this entity surface form: Saint Agatha of Sicily
Catania Cathedral dedicatedTo Saint Agatha
municipality of Berchem-Sainte-Agathe namedAfter Saint Agatha
subject surface form: Berchem-Sainte-Agathe
Piazza del Duomo dedicatedTo Saint Agatha
subject surface form: Piazza del Duomo (Catania)
Feast of Saint Agatha honors Saint Agatha
this entity surface form: Saint Agatha of Catania
Feast of Saint Agatha honors Saint Agatha
this entity surface form: Christian martyr Saint Agatha
Andrea Vaccaro notableWork Saint Agatha
Quattro Canti hasStatueOf Saint Agatha
this entity surface form: Saint Agata