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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) %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%