Nun
Saint Agnes of Assisi
Younger sister of Saint Clare. Born Catherine di Favarone Offreduccio around 1197, she joined Clare at San Damiano within months of Clare's own arrival in 1212 and helped extend the Poor Clares beyond Assisi. She is venerated in the Basilica of Saint Clare alongside her sister.
Patron saint of
Poor Clares, Younger sisters
- Feast
- November 16
- Era
- 13th Century
- Place
- Assisi
At a Glance
Saint Agnes of Assisi
- Feast Day
- November 16
- Era
- 13th Century
- Primary Place
- Assisi
- Vocation
- Nun
- Patronage
- Poor Clares, Younger sisters
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Overview
Saint Agnes of Assisi
Younger sister of Saint Clare. Born Catherine di Favarone Offreduccio around 1197, she joined Clare at San Damiano within months of Clare's own arrival in 1212 and helped extend the Poor Clares beyond Assisi. She is venerated in the Basilica of Saint Clare alongside her sister.
Feast day: November 16
Patronage
Poor Clares, Younger sisters
Connected Places
- Assisi, Italy: Basilica of Saint Clare
- San Damiano, Italy: where she lived in enclosure with Clare
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