Saint Agnes
Saint Agnes is the patron saint of those seeking chastity and purity. She is also the patron saint of young girls and girl scouts. Folk custom called for them to practise rituals on Saint Agnes' Eve (20–21 January) with a view to discovering their future husbands.
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When
- Historical notes
- Feast day celebrated 21 January with papal blessing of lambs in ongoing Catholic tradition.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Saint Cecilia, Saint Paul, Saint Benedict, Saint Margaret of Antioch, Saint Peter, Jesus Christ, Virgin Mary
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“On the feast of Saint Agnes, two lambs are traditionally brought from the Trappist abbey of Tre Fontane in Rome to be blessed by the Pope. In summer, the lambs are shorn, and the wool is used to weave the pallia, which the Pope gives on the feast of Saint Peter and Paul”
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“The Pope blesses the lambs every 21 January, the Feast of Saint Agnes... She is honored on the Episcopal Church liturgical calendar with Agnes of Rome on 21 January.”
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“Book of the Passion of Saint Margaret the Virgin, with the Life of Saint Agnes, and Prayers to Jesus Christ and to the Virgin Mary (in English, Latin, and Italian)”
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