Most people know about St. Francis of Assisi, the man who started the Franciscans and devoted himself to a life of poverty to rebuild the church, and many people know about St. Clare of Assisi, who followed his example and founded the her own monastic community based on Francis’ own.
This week the Church remembers Agnes, who followed her sister into the monastic life. After loosing two daughters to this religious fervor Clare and Agnes’ father sent their uncle to remove Agnes. Purportedly he was stopped from removing them miraculously. When he tried to strike Agnes his arm went limp, and then when he tried to carry agnes off she become so heavy to no one could lift her.
She is the patroness of:
•affianced couples
•betrothed couples
•bodily purity
•chastity
•Children of Mary
•Colegio Capranica of Rome
•crops
•engaged couples
•gardeners
•Girl Scouts
•girls
•Manresa, Spain
•rape victims
•Rockville Centre, New York, diocese of
•virgins
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