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title: "St. Agatha: Feast Day February 5 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-agatha/
description: "St. Agatha, Virgin and Martyr, patron of nurses and Sicily. Feast day February 5, died c. 251. Read their life in Bless."
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Virgin and Martyr · Feast day February 5

# St. Agatha

The feast day of St. Agatha is February 5, a memorial in the US Catholic calendar. Traditionally invoked as patron of nurses and Sicily.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Feast day | [February 5](https://blessbible.app/saints/february/#5) |
| In the US calendar | Memorial |
| Title | Virgin and Martyr |
| Died | c. 251 |
| Patron of | [nurses](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#nurses), [Sicily](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#sicily) |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Friday, February 5, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-agatha/#calendar) |

## Life

A noble Sicilian maiden of Catania who consecrated her virginity to Christ; the magistrate Quintianus, spurned, invoked the persecution edicts against her. Neither brothel nor rack nor the cutting off of her breasts broke her; she asked her tormentors whether they did not fear God, torturing his handmaid.

She died in prison about 251. Her veil, carried in procession, is credited by the Catanese with halting Etna’s lava again and again; her name too stands in the Roman Canon.

## Patron of

Tradition invokes St. Agatha as patron of nurses and Sicily.

[Nurses](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#nurses) [Sicily](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#sicily)

### Saints with the same patronage

- [St. John of God](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-john-of-god/) nurses · March 8
- [St. Catherine of Siena](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-catherine-of-siena/) nurses · April 29
- [St. Camillus de Lellis](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-camillus-de-lellis/) nurses · July 18

Patronages are traditional, not an official list. [All patron saints in Bless, A to Z](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/).

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Agatha. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.

| Date | In the US calendar | Color | Mass readings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Friday, February 5, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/02/05/) | St. Agatha, Virgin and Martyr (Memorial) | Red | Hebrews 13:1-8 · Psalm 27:1, 3, 5, 8b-9abc · Luke 8:15 · Mark 6:14-29 |
| [Saturday, February 5, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/02/05/) | St. Agatha, Virgin and Martyr (Memorial) | Red | 1 Kings 3:4-13 · Psalm 119:9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 · John 10:27 · Mark 6:30-34 |

Readings

Reading citations through May 31, 2027 are as published in the USCCB liturgical calendar. Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[February 4 St. John de Brito](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-john-de-brito/) [February 6 St. Paul Miki and Companions](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-paul-miki-and-companions/)

[All the saints of February](https://blessbible.app/saints/february/) [Born on February 5?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#02-05) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Agatha

Feast day February 5

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-agatha/#life)
2. [Patron of](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-agatha/#patron)
3. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-agatha/#calendar)

In the app

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