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Image: Young girl, St. Agnes gets murdered for being an early Christian and not liking a boy. She performed miracles and is hailed as a martyr and saint

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Description: The fire wouldn’t touch the innocent St. Agnes, after the 2nd prefect sentenced her to death. Agnes means lamb in Latin so she’s pictured with an innocent lamb. She was stabbed in the neck or beheaded in the early AD. College of San Rafael on label
Title: Young girl, St. Agnes gets murdered for being an early Christian and not liking a boy. She performed miracles and is hailed as a martyr and saint
Credit: Photo of graphite pencil drawings by Johann Overbeck 1789-1869
Author: Johann Friedrich Overbeck
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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