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3 days ago · St. Agnes’ name means “chaste” in Greek and “lamb” in Latin. Both meanings foreshadowed her death as a virgin martyr who died because she defended her chastity and refused to give up her faith. St. Agnes was born to noble, Christian parents in 291 A.D. in the Roman Empire.
4 days ago · The parish is bounded on the north by the river Thames, except in that part where it extends on the opposite side of the river into Essex, being there bounded by Barking, and Barking-creek which separates it from Eastham. On the south and west, Woolwich is bounded by Eltham and Charlton, and on the east by Plumstead.
Agnes of Eltham - Secret daughter of Bridget of York. Henry Clifford, the Shepherd Lord - Outlaw, cunning folk, and Agnes’s father. Girolamo Savonarola - Mad priest who ruled Florence. Pierre Gringoire - French poet, playwright, and actor. Martin Behaim - German navigator and the world’s first globe maker.
3 days ago · The botanists have observed the following scarce plants in and about this parish: Trachelium minus, or small Canterbury bells, near the park at Eltham, and in most parts of the hedges between Greenhith and Canterbury. Tapsus barbatus; mullein, or higtaper; near the old palace here.
1 day ago · An ancient wooden screen separates this chapel from the aisle. Here are several interesting tombs and monuments. On the east side of the doorway is the alabaster monument of John of Eltham, second son of Edward II., and so called from Eltham, in Kent, the place of his birth.
5 days ago · Agnes S. Fleetham. It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of our mother, Agnes S. Fleetham, of Charlotte, MI, who left us on May 22, 2024 after a beautifully lived life. She was born on June 17, 1930, in Elsie, MI to Mary and Andrew Bohil; part of a big family consisting of four sisters and one brother, all preceding her in death.
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5 days ago · SISTER MARY AGNES OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT, O.CARM. Sister Mary Agnes of the Blessed Sacrament, O.Carm. entered Eternal life with her Beloved, Jesus Christ on May 28, 2024, Sister was a member of the Carmelite Community at the Carmel of Mary in rural Wahpeton, North Dakota.
