Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index

Title: St. Agnes
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Description: Saint Agnes was a member of a Christian family of the Roman nobility. She was sentenced to death for refusing to marry the son of a prefect. Since Roman law did not permit the execution of virgins, she was raped beforehand. She miraculously remained a virgin. She was then to be burned at the stake, but the fire did not harm her. A soldier beheaded the 13-year-old Agnes as a last resort. Here Agnes is depicted in Byzantine imperial dress, standing in the fire that did not consume her.
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Rights: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en Creative Commons Attribution- Share Alike 2.0 Generic License
Subject (See Also): Agnes, Martyr and Saint Hagiography Martyrs
Geographic Area: Italy
Century: 7
Date: ca. 625-638
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Current Location: Rome, Basilica di Sant’Agnese fuori le mura, apse
Original Location: Rome, Basilica di Sant’Agnese fuori le mura, apse
Artistic Type (Category): Digital images; Mosaics
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Donor: Male religious; Pope Honorius I
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