Our Lady's Tears: St. Agnes

Monday, May 19, 2008

St. Agnes

St. Agnes in stained glass at Swanton Morley, Norfolk England. St. Agnes is my daughter's confirmation patron saint. I have entrusted my little one to her care and prayers and I'm counting on Agnes guiding her to Heaven. This is a beautiful depiction of her don't you think?

St. Agnes, ora pro filius meus. Amen+

4 comments:

irene said...: Yes, beautiful.

I presume this is not St. Agnes of Assisi.; 5/19/2008 04:35:00 PM
Vincenzo said...: "This is a beautiful depiction of her don't you think?"

Gorgeous.
PS
I feel like I am entering a very holy place whenever I visit your blog, and I always learn something new. God bless you.; 5/19/2008 05:45:00 PM
Sanctus Belle said...: Irene - this is St. Agnes of Rome, Virgin Martyr.

Vincenzo - A very kind thing to say, thank you and may God bless you.; 5/20/2008 08:09:00 AM
Unknown said...: Well Agnes' representations in art always offer us a beautiful depiction, since she is traditionally considered a young maiden.; 9/15/2008 11:15:00 AM

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St. Winifred

Also St. Gwenfrewy or Winefride, she was the daughter of a Welsh nobleman, Tyfid ap Eiludd. Her suitor, Caradog, was enraged when she decided to become a nun, and decapitated her. Her head rolled downhill, and, where it stopped, a healing spring appeared. Winefride's head was subsequently rejoined to her body due to the efforts of her maternal uncle, Saint Beuno, and she was restored to life. She later became a nun and abbess at Gwytherin in Denbighshire, and Caradog, cursed by St. Beuno, melted into the ground. She died 660.