Sv. Anežka Ceská / St. Agnes of Bohemia - Podebrady (Central Bohemia)
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Depicted sandstone column with capital with St. Agnes of Bohemia (Sv. Anežka Ceská) bust decorates a small park in the front of the Church of Elevation of the Holy Cross (Kostel Povýšení sv. Kríže) in Podebrady.
Waymark Code: WM129HP
Location: Středočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 04/06/2020
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Depicted sandstone column with capital with St. Agnes of Bohemia (Sv. Anežka Ceská) bust decorates a small park in the front of the hurch of Elevation of the Holy Cross (Kostel Povýšení sv. Kríže) in Podebrady.
On the occasion of the 730th anniversary of the death of St. Agnes of Bohemia (1211-1282) was at the Church of the Elevation of the Holy Cross unveiled St. Agnes. memorial (2012). The bust of St. Agnes was created according to the original Gothic sculpture of a nun (probably a portrait of Agnes), which is located in the Convent of St. Agnes in Prague. The monument was created by Zuzana Cížková, M. A.
St. Agnes of Bohemia, O.S.C. (Czech: Svatá Anežka Ceská, June 20, 1211 – March 2, 1282), also known as Agnes of Prague, was a medieval Bohemian princess who opted for a life of charity, mortification of the flesh and piety over a life of luxury and comfort. Although she was venerated soon after her death, Agnes was not beatified or canonized for over 700 years. Agnes was the daughter of King Ottokar I of Bohemia, making her a descendant of St, Ludmila and St. Wenceslaus, patron saints of Bohemia. Agnes' mother was Constance of Hungary, who was the sister of King Andrew II of Hungary, so Agnes was a first cousin to St. Elizabeth of Hungary. In 1874, Pope Pius IX beatified Agnes. Pope John Paul II canonized Blessed Agnes on 12 November 1989.