Saint Agnes of Bohemia (sv. Anežka Ceská) - Všetaty, Czech Republic
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Sandstone statue of St Agnes of Bohemia at the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Všetaty (Central Bohemia)/ Pískovcová socha sv. Anežky Ceské u kostela sv. Petra a Pavla ve Všetatech.
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Location: Středočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 06/03/2015
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The sandstone statue of St Agnes of Bohemia located next to the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Všetaty was installed here in 1940. In this time Agnes of Bohemia was "only" Blessed Agnes. She was canonized until 1989. THe statue is work of Damian Pešan. It depicts St Agnes wearing a monastic robe of the Order of St Claire, with a crown on her head and holding a lamb in her hand. The prayer engraved on pedestal was probably added here after beatification of ST Agnes in 1989.
St Agnes of Bohemia
Agnes was the daughter of King Ottokar of Bohemia. She was engaged to Boleslaus when she was three and when he died, to Henry, son of Emperor Frederick II, when she was nine. She was overjoyed when Henry married the daughter of the Duke of Austria, as she had offered herself to God and hoped to live a life of austerity and virginity. Her brother affianced her to Frederick, and when in 1235 Frederick sent for her she petitioned Pope Gregory IX to intercede for her; when he did, Frederick released her from the engagement. In 1236 she built a convent for the Friars Minor in Prague, staffed by five nuns sent by St. Clare, and Agnes took the veil there. She was named abbess soon after and became renowned for her humility, aid to the poor, and her dedication to poverty. She died in Prague on March 2, 1282. She was canonized by Pope John Paul II in 1989.
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