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Martyr Agatha of Palermo

Also known as Agatha of Sicily · Agatha of Catania

A young noblewoman of Sicily who consecrated her virginity to Christ and, refusing the advances of the governor Quintianus, endured cruel torture and martyrdom about the year 251 under Decius.

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