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		The Town of St. Agatha, Maine, Aroostook County (Maine's largest county and the largest county east of the Mississippi river) is situated in the heart of the St. John Valley and at the northeastern end of beautiful Long Lake on the Fish River Chain and a few miles south of the international border.
		St. Agatha is bounded on the north and west by the town of Frenchville.
		St. Agatha is approximately 29 square miles in area totaling approximately 20,851 acres, of which 17,267 acres is land, 3,584 acres is inland water, and 832 acres is natural wetland.
	www.connectmaine.com /stagatha/facts.html (325 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Agatha
		Although the martyrdom of St. Agatha is thus authenticated, and her veneration as a saint had even in antiquity spread beyond her native place, we still possess no reliable information concerning the details of her glorious death.
		According to them Agatha, daughter of a distinguished family and remarkable for her beauty of person, was persecuted by the Senator Quintianus with avowals of love.
		Catania honours St. Agatha as her patron saint, and throughout the region around Mt. Etna she is invoked against the eruptions of the volcano, as elsewhere against fire and lightning.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/01203c.htm (815 words)

	New York Foundling: St. Agatha Home of the New York Foundling
		Today St. Agatha is a caring community for children and adolescents who suffer from severe abuse or neglect, emotional disorders, behavior problems, and developmental disabilities, and for whom family home life or family foster care is presently unable to meet their needs.
		Agatha believes that working with the families of the children and adolescents in its care is integral to enhancing parents’ ability to have their children return home.
		Agatha demonstrates this commitment by continually reaching out to parents, engaging them, making them feel welcome on the campus, and involving them in decision-making and treatment planning regarding their children.
	www.nyfoundling.org /agatha.htm (708 words)

	MEDIEVAL WOMEN - Scriptorium: St. Agatha
		Agatha said: Thou sayst that they be gods because thy wife was such an one as was Venus, thy goddess, and thou thyself as Jupiter, which was an homicide and evil.
		Agatha said: I marvel much that so wise a man is become such a fool, that thou sayest of them to be thy gods, whose life thou ne thy wife will follow.
		Agatha answered: Nay, but reny thou thine idols which be of stones and of wood, and adore thy maker, that made heaven and earth, and if thou do not thou shalt be tormented in the perpetual fire in hell.
	mw.mcmaster.ca /scriptorium/agatha.html (1678 words)

	St. Louis Review Online
		South St. Louis pastors told their parishioners Dec. 19 of several revisions in the proposed realignment of parishes and schools in the deanery.
		The consultation after the first draft of the plan was released showed that the size and amenities of St. Agatha Parish are a better fit for the community, according to the revised proposal.
		The strengths of St. Pius are seen as its physical prominence in the neighborhood, the fact that significantly more people attend Mass there than at St. Wenceslaus and the location of the parish as central to its population base, the revised report states.
	www.stlouisreview.com /article.php?id=7606 (1032 words)

	The abridged history of St Agatha's Church (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		r Tremenheere left St Agatha's in 1911 and was replaced by Fr C W Coles who had served at St Agatha's as a Curate in the 1890's before entering the Royal Navy as a chaplain.
		St Agatha's was safe, and had been saved for those future generations for whom Fr Dolling had planned, way back at the turn of the century.
		The St Agatha's Trust, successor to the St Agatha's Society, financed the restoration of the sgraffito mural and has collected a number of fine fittings, furnishings and stained glass for display in the restored interior.
	www.st-agathas.org.uk /Abridged_History.html (1027 words)

	Living in the Region of Waterloo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		This group gave St. Agatha a religious atmosphere unique not only within Wilmot Township but also within Waterloo County, as the centre of Catholicism in the County. Originally named Wilmot, it was named St. Agatha in 1852.
		The name St. Agatha reflected its association with the predominant Catholic parish and church of the community which was established there in the 1830s.
		Moreover, St. Agatha became a small population centre that attracted the establishment of church organizations.
	www.region.waterloo.on.ca /web/region.nsf/0/893F0383FA93F29585256E1C00502DC0?OpenDocument (1240 words)

	A Saint A Day
		St. Jerome Emiliani was a gift to the people of his time and to all the Church.
		St. Gregory spoke of Bishop Meletius' calmness and radiant smile, his fatherly voice and gentle touch.
		St. Peter was martyred for the faith, but down through the ages there has always been a bishop of Rome.
	www.daughtersofstpaul.com /saintday/m2.html (7598 words)

	Patron Saints Index: Saint Agatha
		Agatha thanked God for an end to her pain, and died.
		Agatha achieved renown in the early Church for her noble victory.
		Agatha, the name of our saint, means "good." She was truly good, for she lived as a child of God.
	www.catholic-forum.com /saints/sainta04.htm (496 words)

	Prolog: February 5
		Agatha, this glorious virgin and martyr for Christ, was born in the Sicilian town of Palermo of noble and wealthy parents.
		Agatha was ridiculed, whipped, bound to a tree and flogged until blood flowed.
		Again, Agatha was led out for torture and again, cast into prison where she gave up her soul to God in the year 251 A.D. in the town of Catania during the reign of Emperor Decius.
	www.westsrbdio.org /prolog/my.html?day=5&month=February (888 words)

	Catholic Culture : Liturgical Year : February 05, 2005 : Agatha
		Lord, let your forgiveness be won for us by the pleading of St. Agatha, who found favor with you by her chastity and by her courage in suffering death for the Gospel.
		Agatha died in defense of her purity, in Catania, Sicily, where she was born.
		Agatha rebuked the governor for his barbarity: "Godless, cruel, infamous tyrant, are you not ashamed to despoil a woman of that by which your own mother nursed you?"
	www.catholicculture.org /lit/calendar/day.cfm?date=2005-02-05 (1197 words)

	The Golden Legend or Lives Of The Saints (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Agatha the virgin was right fair, noble body and of heart, and was rich of goods.
		And St. Agatha answered that they were no gods, but were devils that were in the idols made of marble and of wood, and overgilt.
		Quintianus, the provost, died of an evil death in the way as he went for to seek the goods and riches of St. Agatha, and also for to have taken her parents, and never after could be known where her body became.
	www.aug.edu /augusta/iconography/goldenLegend/agatha.IE.htm (1846 words)

	Catania - S. Agata
		On the inside of S. Agata al Carcere, the III century remains of the gaol, where St. Agatha faced her martyrdom and death, are still to be seen.
		Precious relics, as such as the bust and the casket bearing the signature of Di Bartolo, are preserved in the Basilica, but the real centre of the cult of St. Agatha is the Church of the Sacred Gaol.
		A plaque of the XV century and portraying St. Agatha can be seen in the sacristy, besides memorial stones, bas-reliefs and an old epigraph: "Noli offendere patriam Aghatae, quia ultrix iniuratum est" (Do not offend Agathas nation, 'cause she will avenge all offences).
	www.mediaonline.it /catania/agata_en.htm (387 words)

	Long Lake Camps on the water
		Madawaska is the industrial center of the St. John Valley and Home to the internationally known Fraser Paper, Inc., the Northern Trading Cosmetic Company, and a exceedingly hardworking and dedicated labor force.
		St Agatha was incorporated on March 17, 1899, the 466th town in the State of Maine.
		The religious influence, which the community represents, was given the name --- Town of St. Agatha after the Sicilian Saint of the third century.
	www.longlakecamps.net /hist.htm (613 words)

	St Agatha's Church, Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		St Agatha's Church is outstandingly important because of the quality of the interior decoration by Heywood Sumner and the social and religious significance of Father Robert Dolling.
		Landport was virtually destroyed during the war but St. Agatha's was saved and subsequently acquired by Hampshire County Council.
		St Agatha's was built in just one year in 1895 due to the initiative of Father Dolling.
	www.hants.gov.uk /discover/places/agathas.html (556 words)

	St Agatha by ZURBARÁN, Francisco de
		Protector of Sicily, Agatha is invoked against the eruption of Etna and other volcanoes, as well as against lightning, fires and earthquakes.
		She is also the patron saint of nursemaids, and of bell-founders (the latter apparently because of the resemblance in shape between bells and breasts).
		St Agatha is normally represented as a noble young girl carrying her severed breasts on a platter, like in the painting by Zurbarán.
	www.wga.hu /html/z/zurbaran/1/agatha.html (219 words)

	St. Agatha Parish, Milton and Quincy, Massachusetts
		On Monday, June 27, while many high school students were finishing up final exams and discussing summer plans, five teens from St. Agatha Parish in Milton were on their way to Worcester to spend the week working in a homeless shelter for battered and homeless women.
		For the third year in a row St. Agatha's Hockey team has won the Greater Boston CYO championship with a dominant victory over St. Francis of Medford.
		St. Agatha Parish’s Young Church Ministry programs focus on the growth and development of ministry with adolescents from grades seven through twelve.
	www.stagathaparish.org /ycm (440 words)

	St. Agatha's Catacombs
		It was he who introduced it at St. Agatha's Motherhouse when, in 1932, he began to built [sic] the house.
		At the time of St. Agatha's stay, the crypt was a small natural cave which later on, during the 4th or 5th century, was enlarged and embellished.
		Agatha's Catacombs are open Monday to Friday, from 9am to 12pm and from 1pm to 4.30pm, and on Saturday from 9am to 12pm.
	www.di-ve.com /dive/portal/portal.jhtml?id=171497&pid=null (747 words)

	Our Sunday Visitor's Faith Matters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Agatha is listed in the Hieronymian Martyrology and in the Carthaginian Martyrology, from the sixth century.
		She was cured by a vision of St. Peter, but the Romans had her rolled naked across a bed of hot coals and glass.
		In some regions, St. Agatha’s bread is distributed to ward off a variety of diseases and mishaps.
	www.osv.com /FaithMatters/LeaderGuide/stagatha.asp (294 words)

	St Agatha Elementary School - Portland, Oregon / OR - school information
		St. Agatha has a superb curriculum and promotes community service in addition to a spiritual focus.
		St. Agatha also offers foreign language, physical education, music, art, and technology in addition to extra curricular activities through CYO.
		"St. Agatha recently built a brand new building, so from the facilities view point, this school is up to speed and as modern as they come (new school opened 2002).
	www.greatschools.net /modperl/parents/or/1318 (350 words)

	St. Agatha Catholic Church - Home
		The Parish of St. Agatha is committed to evangelization: By spreading the Good News of God's love and salvation, we hope to encourage a greater commitment to Love and to follow Christ; welcome new disciples into the Catholic Church; and to promote peace and justice in our parish, our community, and our world.
		Agatha Catholic School is a first-rate institution teaching kindergarten through eighth grade.
		Our goal at St. Agatha is to bring about such enthusiasm for the faith to the lives of the faithful that they in turn will desire to share their faith with others.
	www.stagatha.us (366 words)

	FAREWELL: Hail and farewell, St. Agatha
		The service Sunday at St. Agatha Catholic Church in Redford Township felt more like a huge family funeral than the parish's last mass.
		Agatha's last message came from the Rev. Brian Chabala, who had been a student at St. Agatha's school.
		Dawn Pacis was in St. Agatha's first kindergarten class in 1976.
	www.freep.com /news/cfp/1/lchurch1l_20050901.htm (543 words)

	St. Agatha, Aroostook Co., Maine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		"St. Agatha bears the name of a Sicilian saint of the third century.
		The town was formerly a part of Frenchville and was settled by the Acadians.
		In the 1850 US Census what is now St. Agatha was within the Madawaska Plantation.
	www.upperstjohn.com /aroostook/stagatha.htm (157 words)

	Ø Wilson's Almanac free daily ezine \| Book of Days \| February 5 \| St Agatha Mount Etna William S Burroughs ...
		Agatha was martyred at Catana, Sicily, perhaps in Decian persecution of 250-253.
		Agatha is an aspect of the goddess known to the Greeks as Tyche, to the Romans as Fortuna, and to the Anglo-Saxons as Wyrd.
		St James, feast day July 25, who is sometimes known as St Jacob.
	www.wilsonsalmanac.com /book/feb5.html (3791 words)

	PREPS ROUNDUP: St. Agatha nets C-D final
		Agatha (13-6) jumped out to a 36-18 lead on Boulter's free throw with 3:17 left until halftime.
		Agatha started the fourth quarter shooting 5-for-5 from the field and finished 8-for-10.
		Agatha held a 34-19 rebounding advantage, and shot 32-of-51 from the field.
	www.freep.com /sports/preps/boys20_20020220.htm (2518 words)

	Catholic Culture : Liturgical Year : December 13, 2004 : Lucy
		She was of a noble Greek family, and was brought up as a Christian by her mother, who was miraculously cured at the shrine of St. Agatha in Catania.
		Read the Life of St. Lucy taken from Ælfric’s Lives of the Saints written in the 10th century.
		Especially recommended are the St. Lucia's Crowns, either plastic to wear or brass for display, the books Lucia, Child of Light: The History and Traditions of Sweden's Lucia Celebration and Lucia Morning in Sweden.
	www.catholicculture.org /lit/calendar/day.cfm?date=2004-12-13 (746 words)

	Christian Iconography
		Agatha's legend has her imprisoned and tortured in Catania, Sicily, by the provost Quintianus.
		Four days later she is rolled onto burning brands, but this torment is ended by a sudden earthquake.
		pdf) begins with a visit to the sepulchre of St. Agatha, who intercedes with Christ to heal Lucy's mother of a bloody flux.
	www.aug.edu /augusta/iconography/agatha.html (160 words)

	St. Agatha News
		The Regional Community Development Director for the towns of St. Agatha and Frenchville recently was recognized for his efforts.
		As a single mother of a 25-year-old developmentally disabled son, Milani doesn't get break from her caregiving responsibilities that is long enough for her to go away by herself.
		The reopening of the former Bishop Borgess school is a bright note for a community that's lost several Catholic institutions, residents and school officials said.
	www.topix.net /city/st-agatha-me (625 words)

	St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture: Agatha Christie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Deemed the creator of the modern detective fiction novel and nicknamed the Duchess of Death, Agatha Christie continues to be one of the most popularly read authors since the publication of her first book, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, in 1920.
		Born Agatha Miller on September 15, 1890, in Torquay, located in Devonshire, England, Christie enjoyed a Victorian childhood where her parents' dinner parties introduced her to Henry James and Rudyard Kipling.
		Though Agatha Christie died long before the creation of the series, her legacy of detective fiction will be remembered in the United States not only in print but on the small screen as well.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g1epc/is_bio/ai_2419200222 (930 words)

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