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Agatha [a] of Sicily (c. 231 – c. 251 AD) is a Christian saint.Her feast is on 5 February. Agatha was born in Catania, part of the Roman Province of Sicily, and was martyred c. 251.
The Festival of Saint Agatha (Italian: La festa di sant'Agata; Sicilian: A fest' 'i sant'Àjita) is the most important religious festival of Catania, Sicily, commemorating the life of the city's patron saint, Agatha of Sicily. It is among the largest Catholic religious festivals in the world, in terms of participants and spectators.
The main altarpiece is a depiction of the Martyrdom of Saint Agatha by “Bernardino Niger grecus” (1588). The painting depicts the Ancient Roman amphitheater in Catania behind the saint, part of which has been uncovered in Piazza Stesicoro in front of the facade of the adjacent Sant'Agata alla Fornace.
Saint Vodoaldus (Voel, Vodalus, Vodalis), born in Ireland, he went to France and reposed as a hermit near Soissons (c. 725) [8] Saint Adelaide, Abbess of Vilich (c. 1015) [ 8 ] [ 19 ] [ note 12 ] Saint Agatha Hildegard of Carinthia, wife of the Count of Carinthia in Austria (1024) [ 8 ] [ note 13 ]
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View of the facade and dome of the Badia, on the right of the photo is a portion of Catania Cathedral. Badia di Sant'Agata or Abbey of St Agatha refers to an 18th-century Roman Catholic church and attached female convent located on Via Vittorio Emanuele #182 in the center of Catania, region of Sicily, Southern Italy.
Facade of church. Sant’Agata la Vetere is a Roman Catholic church located in the piazza of the same name (along via Santa Maddalena) in Catania, Sicily, southern East of church and nearby, but facing in the other direction, are two other churches dedicated in honor of St Agatha of Sicily: the church of Sant'Agata al Carcere and two blocks east on Piazza Stesicoro is Sant'Agata alla Fornace ...
Agatha of Sicily is a Christian saint. Sainte-Agathe or St. Agatha may refer to the following places: St. Agatha, a rural community in Wilmot, Ontario, Canada;