St. Agatha    February 5th

Very little is known about Agatha. She was a virgin-martyr of the early Church, during the reign of the Roman emperior Decius. The place of martyrdom is often said to be at Catania in Sicily. Rumour has it that after her martydom she stilled an eruption of Mt. Etna and so has been claimed as the paron saint of Catania and Palermo. She has been venerated from early times and her name is included in the Roman Canon.
Legend has it that when she was in prison she prayed:

"Lord, my creator, You have protected me since I was in the cradle. You have taken me from the love of the world and given me patience to suffer. Now receive my spirit."

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