Saint Agatha Double Sided Patron Saint of Breast Cancer Round Religious Medal w/ Pink Ribbon

Saint Agatha Double Sided Patron Saint of Breast Cancer Round Religious Medal w Pink Ribbon All Religious Medals are Customizable We can change the spelling your language names etc ex change Pray for Us to Pray For Me Just let us know in special instructions If you would like it for a charm bracelet request a split ring instead of a bail in the special instructions Buy any Give Pink Collection item during October and we ll donate 50 of the profits to the American Breast Cancer Foundation When the unthinkable happens to our loved ones we would want the best for them Keep them in your prayers and have the patron Saint of breast cancer to watch over them Saint Peregrine devoted himself to prayer and service The miraculous healing of his leg cancer is an inspiration to survivors and a hope to everyone that prayers work A wonderful gift for anyone looking for comfort or to keep the faith close to our hearts Saint Agatha of Sicily d 251 is a Christian saint Her memorial is on 5 February Agatha was born at Catania and she was martyred in approximately AD 250 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 iconographically carrying her excised breasts on a platter The shape of her amputated breasts especially as depicted in artistic renderings gave rise to her attribution as the patron saint of bell founders and as the patron saint of bakers More recently she has been venerated as patron saint of breast cancer patients Her scorned admirer eventually sentenced her to death by being burnt at the stake However she was saved from this fate by a mysterious earthquake She later died in prison She is considered as patron saint of Malta since her intercession is reported to have saved Malta from Turkish invasion in 1551 She is also patron saint of Breast Cancer Breast Disorders and Rape Victims The memory of Agatha is upheld in particular by the Military Order of the Collar of Saint Agatha of Patern