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SantAgnese

Sant'Agnese, known in English as Saint Agnes, is a virgin martyr venerated in the Catholic and Orthodox traditions. Believed to have lived in Rome, she died during the Diocletianic Persecution in the early 4th century, with her feast day on January 21.

According to legend, Agnese was a young noble girl who refused a marriage proposal from a pagan

Iconography commonly depicts Agnese with a lamb and a palm branch, symbols of innocence and martyrdom. She

In Rome, the principal sites associated with her are the Basilica di Sant'Agnese fuori le Mura, traditionally

Sant'Agnese has had a lasting influence on Christian art, liturgy, and hagiography, and remains a popular figure

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official,
publicly
professed
her
Christian
faith,
and
endured
torture
before
being
martyred
around
304–305.
Her
cult
quickly
spread
throughout
the
Christian
world,
and
she
became
a
prominent
symbol
of
chastity
and
steadfast
faith.
is
the
patron
saint
of
girls
and
virgins,
and
of
engaged
couples
and
those
seeking
chastity
or
protection
against
sexual
violence.
linked
to
her
burial,
and
the
Baroque
church
of
Sant'Agnese
in
Agone
near
Piazza
Navona.
Her
relics
and
images
have
inspired
numerous
works
of
art
and
devotion
across
Christian
communities.
in
Catholic
devotion.
Her
story
is
often
cited
as
an
exemplar
of
virtue
under
persecution
and
a
symbol
of
purity
and
faith.