3.The red veil
Saint Agatha was a beautiful deaconess who unfortunately caught the eye of a Roman consul; she refused his attentions, so he had her tortured to death – thus she rose to sainthood. Her relics were stolen a couple of times, journeying from Catania to Costantinople and back. Now they rest inside the statue dedicated to the holy woman, inside Catania’s cathedral. The most intriguing detail of these relics is a piece of red cloth believed to be Agatha’s deaconess veil: legend has it that her veil was white, but turned red as the flames consumed the woman’s body. It is certainly intriguing the mental association one does concerning the Saint patroness, the color red and the fire evoked by her legendary veil… doesn’t it reminds you of lava stream? Continue reading clicking the below button >