Saint of the Day 02/March

Saint of the Day (March 02) ✠ St. Agnes of Bohemia ✠ Born : 1205 at Prague, Bohemia (modern Czech Republic) Died : 6 March 1282 Saint Saviour convent, Prague, Bohemia Major Shrine : • Monastery of St. Agnes Prague, Czech Republic Agnes of Bohemia, O.S.C., (Czech: Svat├б Ane┼╛ka ─Мesk├б, 20 June 1211 – 2 March 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 Saint Ludmila and Saint 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. When she was three years old, Agnes was entrusted to the care of St. Hedwig of Andechs, t...