Agatha of Sicily, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Agatha of Sicily

Christian saint and martyress

Date of Birth: 08-Sep-0235

Place of Birth: San Giovanni Galermo, Sicily, Italy

Date of Death: 05-Feb-0261

Profession: prisoner, prostitute

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Saint Agatha of Sicily (c.
231 – c.
251 AD) is a Christian saint.
Her memorial is on 5 February.
Agatha was born at Catania or Palermo, Sicily, and she was martyred in approximately 251.
She is one of seven women, who, along with the Blessed Virgin Mary, are commemorated by name in the Canon of the Mass.She is the patron saint of Catania, Molise, Malta, San Marino, Gallipoli in Apulia, and Zamarramala, a municipality of the Province of Segovia in Spain.
She is also the patron saint of breast cancer patients, martyrs, wet nurses, bell-founders, bakers, fire, earthquakes, and eruptions of Mount Etna.



Description	Spanish painter
Date of birth/death	7 November 1598	27 August 1664
Location of birth/death	Fuente de Cantos (Extremadura).	Madrid
Work location	Seville, Llerena, Madrid
Authority control	: Q209615 VIAF: 51713298 ISNI: 0000 0000 8381 9396 ULAN: 500001984 LCCN: n50015926 NLA: 35628170 WorldCat