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Detail of A Stained Glass Window of Saint Agnes of Assisi Date And Artist Unknown Church of San Domenico Siena Italy Photographed On 21 September 2016 By José Luiz Bernardes Ribeiro
Detail of A Stained Glass Window of Saint Agnes of Assisi Date And Artist Unknown Church of San Domenico Siena Italy Photographed On 21 September 2016 By José Luiz Bernardes Ribeiro

Saint Agnes of Assisi

Saint
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

November 16

Died

November 16, 1253

Canonized

1753 by Pope Benedict XIV (cultus confirmed)

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Biography

Saint Agnes of Assisi, also known as Agnes of Assisi, was born in 1197 in the picturesque town of Assisi, Italy. She was the daughter of Count Favorino Scifi and Blessed Hortulana, and was raised in a series of luxurious castles in and around Assisi. Agnes was the younger sister of Saint Clare of Assisi, and she would later become Clare's first follower in a life dedicated to God.

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