Saint Agatha (251)

She is the beautiful little virgin martyr of Catania, in Sicily, who was killed for the Catholic Faith.  Her name is mentioned in the Roman Canon of the Mass.  She is also one of the seven girls named in the Litany of the Saints.

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Saint Agatha, by Francisco de Zurbarán (1598–1664)

Saint Agatha, by Francisco de Zurbarán (1598–1664)