On Thu, 5 Feb 1998, Bill East wrote:
> Date: Thu, 05 Feb 1998 19:23:35 +0000 (GMT)
> From: Bill East <[log in to unmask]>
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> Subject: Re: FEAST 5 February
>
> A
> >* Agatha, virgin and martyr (date unknown)
> >- a great Sicilian beauty who refused the advances of a
> >consul, who retaliated by ordering that her breasts be
> >removed; after a vision in which St Peter restored her to a
> >perfect condition, she was then rolled over hot coals
> >- co-patron of medieval-religion
>
> Commonly depicted holding her breasts on a platter. The resemblance to a
> pair of bells made her the patron of bell-founders.
>
> Oriens :-[ (I'm not joking)
>
He's not kidding. I saw an Agatha picture recently at the National
Gallery in Washington.
tmi
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