Saint-Agnes Theme Pages

3rd century martyr who at the age of 12 or 13 refused to marry the son of the Prefect of Rome, and refused to sacrifice to the Roman gods. Accordingly she was striped and sent to a brothel but escaped being raped by miraculous means. Killed by a sword when the fire she was to have been burnt on didn't burn.

See "The Golden Legend" for the medieval life of Agnes.

Dated to between 1312-1327 this image of St Agnes is in the north aisle of St Nicholas church, Stanford-on-Avon, Northamptonshire.

Part of a Salvator Mundi window of 1865 by Hardman, in the Gloucster Cathedral cloisters. this panel represents Saint Agnes.