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Added image: St Agatha
== Breasts in Christianity ==
== Breasts in Christianity ==
[[Image:Zurbaran-St-Agatha.jpg|thumb|Saint Agatha by Francisco Zurbaran (1630)]]
[[Saint Agatha of Sicily]] was [[martyrdom|martyred]] by having her breasts cut off; consequently her symbol is two breasts on a tray, and she is the patron saint of [[bell]]-founders (for the physical resemblance). <ref>http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01203c.htm</ref>
[[Saint Agatha of Sicily]] was [[martyrdom|martyred]] by having her breasts cut off; consequently her symbol is two breasts on a tray, and she is the patron saint of [[bell]]-founders (for the physical resemblance). <ref>http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01203c.htm</ref>