for communities named after st. agatha, see sainte-agathe.  saint agatha of sicily (born: 231 ad - died: 251 ad) is a christian saint and virgin martyress. her memorial is on 5 february. agathalatinized form of greek ÎÎ³Î±Î¸Î· (agathe), derived from greek Î±Î³Î±Î¸Î¿Ï, agathos, "good" (behind the name: the etymology and history of first names); jacobus de voragine, taking etymology in the classical tradition, as a text for a creative excursus, made of agatha one symbolic origin in agios, "sacred" + theos, "god", and another in a-geos", "without earth", virginally untainted by earthly desires ("agatha", iii.15). was born at catania, sicily, and she was martyred in approximately 251. she is one of seven women, who along with the blessed virgin mary, are commemorated by name in the canon of the mass.{{cite book |title=the penguin dictionary of saints |publisher
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