Agatha of Sicily, c. - oo231-251 AD, virgin martyr saint

Saint Agatha, Sainte-Agathe, Agatha of Sicily, c. - e231-251 AD, Christian virgin martyr and saint. Tortured on the rack, burnt, whipped and mutilated (breasts severed) before her martyrdom. Copperplate stipple engraving from Mr. M. E's Les Jeunes Martyres de la Foi Chretienne, Young Martyrs of the Christian Faith, Francois Janet, Paris, 1819

1819 Burnt Catholic Church Fable Francois Janet Martyr Martyrdom Mr. M. E Mutilated Rack Stipple Whipped Young Martyrs Of The Christian Faith

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