Talk:Agatha of Sicily

Conflict

I've noticed some of my information conflicts with the weblinks, my information is from the 1935 Modern World Encyclopædia I don't who is more reliable, encyclopedia-writers of old, or enthusiastic web-database monkeys.--ZayZayEM 04:49, 5 Nov 2004 (UTC)

martyress

Not to be too picky, but who says "martyress"? This word does not appear in modern Catholic English texts, nor in scholarly hagiography. --Richardson mcphillips (talk) 11:45, 5 February 2016 (UTC)

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how st agatha lived the gospel

how st agatha lived the gospel? 72.214.231.250 (talk) 15:40, 4 November 2022 (UTC)

contradicting info

Church of Sant'Agata dei Goti article clearly (and with source) that church was built for goths/arianism, while this article claims, without sources that it was built for _this_ Agatha is suspect, as any specifics of this cult can only be traced to 11th century, not the earlier claims — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.131.47.103 (talk) 16:09, 28 February 2023 (UTC)

The fact of the church having been built by Ricimer for the Goths does not preclude it having been dedicated to Agatha. Manannan67 (talk) 20:54, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

Legend and Fact

Since her name "Agatha" means "virtuous" or "good", which is her distinguishing characteristic in the legend, which displays other hagiographic tropes as well (e.g. the disappointed pagan suitor) it is highly likely that she never existed. A saint named in this fashion is normally legendary, such as Saints Christopher ("Christ carrier"), who supposedly carried Jesus across a stream, or Catherine ("pure") of Alexandria, who was supposedly renowned for her purity. Both of those saints have been decanonized, but Agatha, like the also fake-named Veronica, may be too culturally ingrained to be removed. The "persecution of Decius" bit is another sign of legend, since that "persecution" was not a persecution of Christians, although some were caught up in it, but a generalized loyalty campaign, much like the McCarthy era in US politics, 104.202.165.231 (talk) 22:05, 13 February 2025 (UTC)