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Patron Saint of Breast cancer

The patron saint of breast cancer is Saint Agatha of Sicily or Saint Agatha
a Christian Saint. Her memorial is on February 5th.
Agatha was born at Catania and she was martyred in approximately AD 205.She is the Patron Saint of Catania. She is one of seven women, excluding the Blessed Virgin Mary, commemorated by name in the Canon of the Mass
According to variations of her legend, having rejected the amorous advances of a Roman Prefect, she was persecuted by him for her Christian faith.
Among the tortures she underwent was the cutting off of her breasts.She is therefore often depicted carrying her excised breasts on a platter.
The shape of her amputated breasts, especially as depicted in artistic renderings, more recently gave rise to her being venerated as patron saint of breast cancer patients.
Her scorned admirer eventually sentenced her to death by being burnt at the steke. However, she was saved from this fate by a mysterious earthquake. She later died in prison.

What sort of bastard would treat a woman this way anyway? I can see why she rejected the jerk!

April 27, 2008 - Posted by breastcancersurvivor | Mastectomies, Random Thoughts | | No Comments Yet

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