The most famous miracle attributed to the early Christian virgin martyr St. Agatha is the protection of the Sicilian city of Catania during a volcanic eruption of Mount Etna in 252. As lava flowed toward the city, its citizens carried a relic of the saint (her veil) in a procession, causing the lava to suddenly stop its encroachment and sparing Catania from destruction.
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