Quinziano took note that flattery, promises and threats did not have any effect on that young woman as beautiful as she was in love with Jesus. She then decided to start an immediate trial, counting on bending her by force. Summoned to the praetorian palace, Agatha entered proudly and humbly. He proceeded with sure steps towards his persecutor and, when his clear eyes met those of Quinziano, they found them burning with anger and a desire for revenge. Agatha was not afraid, she knew that the Holy Spirit would assist her and would suggest words to the tyrant. She was sure of this, because Jesus himself had promised it to his disciples. She presented herself to the proconsul dressed as a slave, as did the virgins consecrated to God, and Quinziano wanted to play on this misunderstanding to provoke her. "I am not a slave, but a servant of the King of heaven", Agatha immediately clarified. "I was born free from a noble family, but my greatest nobility comes from being a servant of Jesus Christ ". Agatha’s statements were sharp and fierce, worthy of the simplicity of a virgin and the firmness of a martyr. "You who think you are noble", said Agatha to Quinnano, "you are actually a slave to your passions ". This was a serious provocation for him, master of that land and guarantor of the pagan religion in Sicily. "Therefore, we who despise the name and the servitude of Christ, "asked the proconsul irritated, "are we ignoble? ". For Agatha, who spoke with the power of faith and enlightened by the Holy Spirit, the time had come to accept the challenge and relaunched: "Great ignobilty is yours: you are slaves of the voluptuousness, you adore stones and woods, idols built by miserable craftsmen, instruments of the devil "Quinziano to those words felt like a wounded bull. She was unable to fight back, she possessed neither the cultural resources of an orator, nor the wisdom and simplicity of the answers inspired by the faith that Agatha had The only tools he knew well and knew how to use were violence and threats. In this field he was sure to be the strongest and these means he used: "Either sacrifice to the gods or you will suffer martyrdom ", he threatened impatiently. But, faced with the threat of torture, Agatha did not let herself be intimidated: "Do you want to make me suffer? ", she mocked him. "I have been waiting for him for a long time, I long for him, he is my greatest joy ". Then, in a sure voice, he added, "I will never worship your gods. How could I worship an impudent Venus, an adulterous Jupiter, or a thieving Mercury? But if you believe that these are true gods, I hope that your wife has the same customs as Venus ". These words, heavy as boulders and sharp as blades, for Quinziano were hard lashed to his pride. He was only able to react with violence and slapped back the humiliation he had just suffered. Not at all depressed by the beating, Agatha replied: "Do you feel offended because I wish you to resemble your gods? Do you see then that you do not even esteem them? Why do you expect them to be honored and punish those who do not want to worship them? ". These were irrefutable words, but Quinziano refused to surrender and ordered the young woman to be imprisoned.