Agnes of Rome
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Agnes of Rome was a Roman Christian adolescent who was executed for her faith in the 4th century. She is venerated as a virgin martyr and as a saint in the Catholic Church, Oriental Orthodox Church an
Saint Agnes by Domenichino (c. 1620)
The Martyrdom of Agnes in the Golden Legend (1497)
Agnes depicted on the medieval Royal Gold Cup in the British Museum
Drawing by Johann Overbeck of St. Agnes
Sant'Agnese fuori le mura
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Saint Agnes Outside the Walls is a titular church and minor basilica in Rome located on a slope descending from the Via Nomentana. The church stands above the Catacombs of Saint Agnes, where the saint
Agnes of Rome
…symbol of her virginal innocence and her name), a sword, and a palm branch (an attribute of her martyrdom). Her bones are beneath the high altar of the church built over her tomb in Rome. Her skull is preserved in the church of Sant'Agnese in Agone, Rome. According to tradition, Agnes was born in 291 into…
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Floorplan and elevation
Interior
Catacombs of Saint Agnes