Keeping with an ancient tradition, two lambs are blessed on the feast of Saint Agnes at the basilica bearing her name on Via Nomentana in Rome – the traditional site of her burial. The wool from these lambs will be woven into palliums for new archbishops, continuing a sacred tradition deeply rooted in history. Read all

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A lamb is wreathed in flowers during a special Mass for the feast of St. Agnes at the Basilica of St. Agnes Outside the Wall on Jan. 21, 2014. / Credit: Paul Badde/CNA CNA Staff, Jan 21, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA). The stories surrounding St. Agnes’ life and death are varied. We know the place of her burial, her approximate age, and the place where she was martyred. Much less is known about her life, though there are many stories passed down since he…

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The origins of St. Agnes, child saint and martyr

In accordance with centuries-old tradition, on the day of the liturgical commemoration of St. Agnes, the Roman martyr, two lambs were consecrated in the basilica named after her on the Roman via Nomentana, whose wool will be used to prepare palliums for new archbishops. Since the second half of the 19th century, the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth have played an important role in this event, preparing lambs for this celebration. The first…

Zgodnie z wielowiekową tradycją, w dniu liturgicznego wspomnienia św. Agnieszki, męczennicy rzymskiej, w bazylice pod jej wezwaniem przy rzymskiej via Nomentana poświęcono dwa baranki, których wełna zostanie użyta do przygotowania paliuszy dla nowych arcybiskupów. Nieprzerwanie od II połowy XIX w. w tym wydarzeniu ważną rolę odgrywają siostry nazaretanki, które przygotowują baranki na tę uroczystość. Pierwsze Artykuł Baranki św. Agnieszki – papi…

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Lambs of St. Agnes – papal tradition with a Polish accent

By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Jan 21, 2025 / 04:00 am The stories surrounding St. Agnes’ life and death are varied. We know the place of her burial, her approximate age, and the place where she was martyred. Much less is known about her life, though there are many stories passed down since her martyrdom in the fourth century. The Roman Catholic Church celebrates her feast day every Jan. 21, the day of her death. She was only about 12 or 13 year ol…

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St. Agnes Feast day: Jan. 21 “A new kind of martyrdom!” declared St. Ambrose, bishop of Milan, with reference to St. Agnes, a young Italian girl of 12 or 13 years of age who died as a martyr rather than break her promise to Christ as a consecrated virgin. Although many details of her life cannot be corroborated, her purity and heroism were celebrated by Sts. Ambrose and Jerome, Pope St. Damasus I and the Roman Christian poet Aurelius Prudentius …

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St. Agnes: A little girl who faced the sword for Christ

Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth prepare the lambs for the Blessing in the Basilica of St Agnes Outside the Walls By Dorota Abdelmoula-Viet – Vatican City The first mentions of the custom of blessing lambs at the tomb of St Agnes, a young Roman martyr from the early 4th century, date back to the 6th century. The tradition is tied to an ancient legend about St Agnes, who is said to have appeared to her parents after her death. Having come t…

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St. Thomas Aquinas’s feast day (January 28th) is the octave day of the feast of St. Agnes (January 21st). While this may seem inconsequential, there are many points of connection between these two great saints. First, they are both from central Italy: St. Agnes from Rome and St. Thomas from just south, Aquino, between Rome and Naples. Second, they both were from influential aristocratic families, Agnes from a noble Roman family and Aquinas from …

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