Saint for the Day November 19th St. Agnes of Assisi. (1197-1253) Agnes was the sister of St. Clare and her first follower. The family tried without success to bring Agnes back home by force. Agnes matched her sister in devotion to prayer and in willingness to endure the strict penances which characterised their lives at San Damiano. In 1221 a group of Benedictine nuns (near Florence) asked to become Poor Clares. Clare sent Agnes to become Abbess of that monastery. She governed it for forty years, and Popes, Cardinals and Bishops came to consult her. Agnes wrote saying how much she missed Clare and the other nuns of San Damiano. After establishing a Poor Clare monastery in N. Italy Agnes was recalled to San Damiano in 1253 when Clare was dying. Agnes died three months after Clare. Agnes was Canonised in 1255. Quote for Today. ‘Work is love made visible.’ (Kahlil Gibran)
Posted on: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 07:11:25 +0000
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