Memorial
Saint Agnes
- Feast day
- January 21
- Patron of
- young girls and chastity
- Origin
- Italian
Life
Agnes was a young Roman virgin martyred at about age twelve during the persecution of Diocletian. She is one of the most celebrated virgin martyrs of the early Church.
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