Agnes

Alonso Cano (1635/1638) (link)

Feast Day January 21

Patron of Young Girls, Chastity, Engaged Couples, Gardeners

Situations Chastity, Persecution, Purity

Professions Gardeners, Girl Scouts

Saint Agnes was a young Roman Christian martyred around 304 AD during the persecution of Diocletian. At only twelve or thirteen years of age, she refused to marry a pagan suitor and was condemned to death. Her courage and purity have made her one of the most celebrated virgin martyrs. Her name is included in the Roman Canon of the Mass.