Agnes of Rome, c. - oo291 - oae c. - oo304, virgin

Saint Agnes, Sainte-Agnes, Agnes of Rome, c. - e291 - " c. - e304, virgin martyr, venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church. Depicted with a youth struck blind when he attempted to rape her. Burnt at the stake, she was beheaded when the flames parted around her. Copperplate stipple engraving from Mr. M. E's Les Jeunes Martyres de la Foi Chretienne, Young Martyrs of the Christian Faith, Francois Janet, Paris, 1819

1819 Beheaded Catholic Church Decapitated Fable Francois Janet Martyr Martyrdom Mr. M. E Rape Stipple Young Martyrs Of The Christian Faith

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