Agnes of Rome, Saint and Martyr

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• Agnes of Rome — Infobox Saint name=Saint Agnes birth date=c. 291 death date=c. 304 feast day=January 21; before Pope John XXIII revised the calendar, there was a second feast on January 28 venerated in=Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Churches, Oriental… …   Wikipedia

• St. Agnes of Rome —     St. Agnes of Rome     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Agnes of Rome     Of all the virgin martyrs of Rome none was held in such high honour by the primitive church, since the fourth century, as St. Agnes.     In the ancient Roman calendar of… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Rome — • The significance of Rome lies primarily in the fact that it is the city of the pope Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Rome     Rome     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Saint Donatus of Muenstereifel — Infobox Saint name= Saint Donatus birth date=ca. 140 death date=173? feast day= August 7; June 30 venerated in= Roman Catholic Church imagesize= caption= birth place= Rome death place= titles= Martyr beatified date= beatified place= beatified by …   Wikipedia

• Saint Lucy — This article is about the Catholic saint. For other meanings, see Saint Lucia (disambiguation)Infobox Saint name=Saint Lucy birth date=283 death date=304 feast day=December 13, St. Lucy s Day venerated in=Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox… …   Wikipedia

• Martina of Rome — Saint Martina Virgin Mary with Saint Agnes and Saint Martina, El Greco. Virgin and Martyr Died 228 Rome …   Wikipedia

• Agnes, Saint — flourished 4th century, Rome; feast day January 21 Legendary Christian martyr, the patron saint of girls. According to tradition, she was a beautiful virgin who turned away all suitors, declaring that she could have no spouse but Jesus. The… …   Universalium

• Chronological list of saints and blesseds in the 20th century — A list of 20th century saints: Name Birth Birthplace Death Place of death Notes Josep Manyanet y Vives 1833 Tremp, Spain 1901 Barcelona, Spain Priest Blessed Louis Zephyrinus Moreau 1824 Bécancour, Canada 1901   Bishop of Saint Hy …   Wikipedia

• Child saint — Statue of Saint Quiricus (Cyr, Cyricus). See also Category: Child saints. Child saints are children and adolescents who died or were martyred and have been declared saints or martyrs of the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox,… …   Wikipedia

• The Eve of St. Agnes — It is widely considered to be amongst his finest poems and was influential in 19th century literature. The title comes from the day (or evening) before the feast of Saint Agnes (or St. Agnes Eve). St. Agnes, the patron saint of virgins, died a… …   Wikipedia