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St Agnes of Montepulciano. St Agnes was born at Gracciano, Italy, of a rich family in the year 1268. At the age of nine she entered the monastery of Montepulciano and at the age of fifteen by indult …More
St Agnes of Montepulciano.

St Agnes was born at Gracciano, Italy, of a rich family in the year 1268. At the age of nine she entered the monastery of Montepulciano and at the age of fifteen by indult of the Supreme Pontiff made profession at the monastery of Viterbo, whose foundation she had actively promoted. After twenty-two years, at the entreaties of the people of Montepulciano, she returned there in 1306 to found a new monastery under the Rule of St Augustine. After a few years she placed this monastery under the direction of the Order of Preachers, being eager to seek evangelical perfection under the Dominican rule. Full of the gifts of the Holy Spirit, Agnes was devoted to the Infant Jesus and the Virgin Mary, and she was a shining example of prayer and charity. She worked for civic peace and unity. She was regarded by St Catherine of Siena as her ‘glorious mother, in doctrine and in the example of her true humility’. Agnes died on 20 April 1317 and Benedict XIII canonised her on 10 December 1726. Today is her feast day. This stained glass detail from the apse of St Dominic's priory church in London shows the saint with another great Dominican nun of the Eucharist, Bl Imelda Lambertini OP.

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