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Agnes of Assisi (1197 or 1198 – 16 November 1253) was a younger sister of Clare of Assisi and one of the first abbesses of the Order of Poor Ladies (now the Poor Clares). Pope Benedict XIV canonized her as a saint in 1753. Life. She was a younger daughter of Count Favorino Scifi.
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Nov 19, 2020 · Saint of the Day for November 19. (c. 1197 – November 16, 1253) Saint Agnes of Assisi’s Story. Born Caterina Offreducia, Agnes was the younger sister of Saint Clare, and her first follower. When Caterina left home two weeks after Clare’s departure, their family attempted to bring her back by force. They tried to drag her out of the ...
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Shop St. Agnes of Assisi. Abbess and miracle worker, the younger sister of St. Clare of Assisi. Born in Assisi, Agnes was the youngest daughter of Count Favorino Scifi and Countess Hortulana (now Blessed). On March 18, 1212, Clare renounced her inheritance and family and founded the Poor Clares, the Franciscan cloistered Order.
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Agnes was born in Assisi. She was the younger sister of St. Clare. At fifteen she joined Clare at the Benedictine convent of Sant'Angelo di Panzo. Determined to follow her sister's life of poverty and penance, she resisted her relatives' attempts to force her to return home, and was given the habit ...
4th century, Rome [Italy] St. Agnes (flourished 4th century, Rome [Italy]; feast day January 21) was a virgin and patron saint of girls, who is one of the most-celebrated Roman martyrs. Agnes, St. St. Agnes with a lamb at her feet. According to tradition, Agnes was a beautiful girl, about 12 or 13 years old, who refused marriage, stating that ...
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Agnes, Saint, OF Assist, younger sister of St. Clare and Abbess of the Poor Ladies, b. at Assisi, 1197, or 1198; d. 1253. She was the younger daughter of Count Favorino Scifi. Her saintly mother, Blessed Hortulana, belonged to the noble family of the Fiumi, and her cousin Rufino was one of the celebrated “Three Companions” of St. Francis.
ST. AGNES OF ASSISI (1197-1253) Poor Clare. Virgin. Early in April 1212, Agnes left home to follow her sister St. Clare sixteen days after the latter’s departure. Family opposition was extremely strong but unavailing, as Agnes settled first in San Angelo di Panzo, and then in San Damiano next to Assisi (Italy).
