Today is the feast of St Agnes, virgin and martyr of the early Roman Church. Together with Sts Felicity, Perpetua, Agatha, Lucy, Cecilia, and Anastasia, St Agnes is one of the seven female saints of the Roman Canon (in addition to the Blessed Virgin Mary). Each of these women were martyrs of the early Church.
We consider the importance of the thirty one saints listed in the Roman Canon (Eucharistic Prayer I), and especially the heroic witness of these seven female martyrs. After a brief overview of the lives of each of these women, we then focus on the inspiring martyrdom of St Agnes.
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