Saint Agnes of Rome
16 X 20 - acrylic on canvas
Saint Agnes of Rome is one of the Saints named in the Mass and the Litany of Saints. It is customary that on her feast day two lambs are brought to the Pope to be blessed.
She is most often depicted in art with a lamb which represents her being a pure, helpless victim and her name sounds like the word agnus which in Latin means lamb. She also holds palm leaves which indicate peace. I've placed the Bible in her hand to depict her devotion to the Word of God.
Video about this 12 year old girl, Saint Agnes, and why she was martyred in Rome in 304.
Feast Day: January 21st
Listen now to the Litany of Saints.
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