Agatha

Guarino, Francesco (1611 - 1654) – After Details on Google Art Project (17th or 18th century) (link)

Feast Day February 5

Patron of Breast Cancer Patients, Nurses, Sicily, Bell Founders

Situations Breast Cancer, Fire, Natural Disasters, Persecution

Professions Bakers, Bell Founders, Nurses

Saint Agatha was a noble Christian woman from Sicily who was martyred around 251 AD. She rejected the advances of the Roman prefect Quintianus and was subjected to terrible tortures, including the removal of her breasts. She is invoked against fire and natural disasters, and her intercession is especially sought by those suffering from breast cancer.