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The Saint who Became a Cat May 7, 2011

Posted by Beachcombing in : Ancient, Medieval, Modern
The Saint who Became a Cat

Beachcombing has previously looked at St Christopher a dog-headed saint. But what about St Agatha who can turn into a cat? First a little background. Agatha was a martyr saint from Catania, Sicily whose five-day festival each year in early February remains one of the highlights of civic life in the city and whose climax [...]