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Despite the pain, Agatha never renounced her faith. Download the new Catholic Singles app and connect with our members! More Saints Search Search Saints. Reflection taken from:. New Liturgical Movement. Paolo Veronese, via Wikimedia Commons.

This time he stripped Agatha of her clothing and made her roll over burning coals and sharp stones. – c. She is one of several virgin martyrs who are commemorated by name in the Canon of the Mass. She refused and. Agatha was born in Catania, part of the Roman Province of Sicily, and was martyred c.

This week, let's reflect on a few saints who lived wonderful single lives. St. Agatha, martyred in Sicily around the yearwas tortured for resisting an imperial magistrate who tried to blackmail her into sex in exchange for not turning her into the authorities for being a Christian.

He imprisoned Agatha in the local brothel, thinking she would lose her virginity and then change her mind. She can be a great intercessor for any of us who have endured a sexual assault in our own lives. [7] Agatha is the patron saint of Catania, Molise, Malta, San Marino, Gallipoli in Apulia, [b] and Zamarramala, a.

Saint Agatha, pray for us! We’re the only established Catholic dating app to offer free messaging, making connections natural and simple. Agatha was an early Christian martyr. Series My Catholic Faith! Francis of Assisi St. Enraged, Quintianus sent her off to prison instead of back to the brothel -- a move intended to make her even more afraid, but it was probably a great relief to her.

Her feast is on 5 February. 1. In Catholic tradition, there are multiple saints we remember on each day of the year. Deeply angered, Quintianus had Agatha stretched on a rack, her flesh torn with iron hoods, burned with torches, and whipped.

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Are you looking to meet other single Catholic men and women who share your devotion and faith? Agatha[a] of Sicily (c. AD) is a Christian saint. Tags Saint Agatha. What can we learn from her martyrdom? Agatha, also known as Agatha of Sicily, is one of the most highly venerated virgin martyrs of the Catholic Church.

Help heal all those who are survivors of sexual assault and protect those women who are in danger. It is shocking what people are capable of doing. Agatha strengthens the faith of the Church. My Catholic Morals! The testimony of Saint Agatha is especially relevant in a society where Christian values are constantly under attack.