21
January. 1662 Book of Common
Prayer. Agnes, Martyr
under Emperor Diocletian.
Agnes,
Martyr. A young Roman maiden vilely
assailed by lust, and, in revenge for her stedfast resistance, brought before
the tribunal in the persecution of Diocletian (A.D. 304), and put to death with
torture. Her memory is celebrated by St. Ambrose, St. Jerome, and St. Augustine
(in whose time her holyday was already kept), as a type of chastity and
innocence. -- January 21st.
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