Today the Church honors Saint Agatha, a third-century Italian martyr. She refused to renounce her faith during a brutal persecution under the Roman Empire. She endured imprisonment and torture, remaining faithful to Christ. She is venerated as a patron saint of women and invoked against natural disasters, especially fires and volcanic eruptions near her native Sicily. Hoy la Iglesia honra a Santa Águeda, una mártir italiana del siglo III. Se negó a renunciar a su fe durante una brutal persecució