Saint Agnes

:For another saint of the same name, see Saint Agnes of Bohemia.

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:For the island of St Agnes, part of the Isles of Scilly see St Agnes.

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Isles of Scilly - St Agnes

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Saint Agnes (feast day: January 21) is a virgin martyr and saint of the Roman Catholic Church and its Eastern Rite. She is also acknowledged in the Church of England and its Anglican Communion as well as in Eastern Orthodoxy. She is the patron saint of chastity, gardeners, girls, engaged couples, rape victims and virgins.

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January 21 - Virgin - Martyr - Saint - Roman Catholic Church - Eastern Rite - Church of England - Anglican Communion - Eastern Orthodoxy - Patron saint - Chastity - Gardeners - Girls - Engaged couples - Rape - Victim

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She is also known as Saint Agnes of Rome and Saint Ines. Although her principal feast day is celebrated on January 21, she is also commemorated in the Roman Catholic liturgy of January 28. Hundreds of churches are named in honor of Saint Agnes; two major well-known churches are dedicated to her. She is depicted in art with a lamb as her name is derived from the Latin word agnus which means lamb.

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January 21 - Roman Catholic - January 28 - Lamb - Latin word

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