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Saint Agnes:

Saint Agnes is one of the early martyrs mentioned in the Canon of the Mass.  She was only 13 years of age when she was martyred during the reign of Diocletian about the year 304.

Because she was rich and very beautiful Agnes had many suitors.  For all she had the same answer: that she had consecrated her virginity to a heavenly spouse.  For this she was accused as a Christian and condemned to death.

Saint Agnes is a most popular Saint.  Her relics are venerated in Rome in the Basilica that bears her name.  She is a special patroness of purity.  Her Feast is celebrated on January 21.

St. Agnes

Feast Day: Roman Rite Calendar - 01/21 Tridentine Calendar - 01/21 Patron Of: Betrothed Couples, Chastity, Crops, Girl Scouts Profile At age 12 or 13 Agnes was ordered to sacrifice to pagan gods and lose her virginity by rape. She was taken to a Roman temple to Minerva (Athena), and when led to the altar, she made the Sign of the Cross. She was threatened, then tortured when she refused to turn against God. Several young men presented themselves, offering to marry her, whether from lust or pity is not known. She said that to do so would be an insult to her heavenly Spouse, that she would keep her consecrated virginity intact, accept death, and see Christ. Martyr Foster-sister of Saint Emerentiana. Mentioned in first Eucharistic prayer. On her feast day two lambs are blessed at her church in Rome, and then their wool is woven into the palliums (bands of white wool) which the pope confers on archbishops as symbol of their jurisdiction. Died beheaded and burned, or tortured and stabbed to death, or stabbed in the throat (sources vary) on 21 January 254 or 304 (sources vary) at Rome; buried beside the Via Nomentana in Rome All information used with permission of the Patron Saint Index.

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