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St Agatha. Date unknown, circa 4th C. ~ Detail of Agatha’s early life is not known. She was born in Carinthia, which is now part of South Austria and when of age, married Count Paul of Carinthia. He was a cruel husband and harshly treated her. Because of her courage and dedication to God, Agatha managed to convert him to Christianity. Today she is honoured as the patron saint of model wives and also of nurses.
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