St. Wilgefortis: Supposedly in the middle ages, images of Jesus on the cross, wearing robes instead of a loincloth, were misinterpreted as being a bearded woman. A legend thus developed that a young woman named Wilgefortis was being forced into marriage, and when she prayed to be rescued from the predicament, she spontaneously grew a beard. Her fiancé no longer wanted to marry her, and her father was so furious he crucified Wilgefortis. She was revered as the patron saint of women trapped in abusive relationships.