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St Agatha’s Breasts « Saintclementsblog

Martyrdom of St Agatha by Sebastiano del Piomb...Image via Wikipedia
Burial of St Agatha, by Giulio Campi, 1537Image via Wikipedia
St Agatha’s Breasts « Saintclementsblog

St Agatha was martyred by having her breasts cut off,
and in early pictures and statues, she is shown holding them on a plate,
just as St Lucy is shown with two eyeballs on a plate.

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