
St. Agatha Is an Ancient Saint Who Knew All About ‘Modern’ Problems
St. Agatha was a young woman who was martyred in Sicily more than 1,700 years ago during the persecution of Decius.
St. Agatha was a young woman who was martyred in Sicily more than 1,700 years ago during the persecution of Decius.
Tradition has it that Agatha miraculously survived the horrors and cruelties committed against her, and during the night while she was bleeding to death, St. Peter the apostle appeared to her to heal her wounds and encourage her to remain steadfast.
Hatred for the Church and hatred for its sexual morality have often gone hand-in-hand, as we see in the Decian Persecution and the life of St. Agatha.
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