1 Romanesque - Style Very Rare Cylinder-Reliquary - Relic Ex Ossibus St. Agatha
Very Rare Cylinder-Reliquary - Relic Ex Ossibus St. Agatha style Romanesque - Style en Wood / Glass / Originally Sealed, Italy 18 th century
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5078933
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Width:
7 cm ( 2.76 inch)
Height:
25 cm ( 9.84 inch)
Depth:
7 cm ( 2.76 inch)
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Saint
Agatha of Sicily
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Depiction of Saint Agatha's martyrdom by Sebastiano del Piombo, 1520
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| Virgin and martyr | |
| Born | c. 231[1] Catania, Sicilia, Roman Empire |
| Died | c. 251 (aged 19–20) Catania, Sicilia, Roman Empire |
| Cause of death | Torture |
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| Canonized | Pre-congregation by tradition confirmed by Pope Gregory I |
| Feast | 5 February |
| Attributes | pincers, breasts on a plate[3] |
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