Saint Agnes Of Rome

Saint Agnes of Rome; born and bred in the most appalling and unmanageable century of Emperor Diocletian’s reign over Rome. Moreover, his ambition to abolish the beliefs and perceptions of Christianity. She was a notable martyr and a prominent dignitary to the Christian doctrine. Dismally, she died in 305 AD, at 13 years old, due to her righteous acts against Diocletian’s rule which later, led her and the Christian faith to virtue.
Now, you may be thinking to yourself, “How is this saint any different from the others who were just like her? And, what did she even do to receive such a high, notable honour?” Well, my friend, you're about to find out. Saint Agnes wasn't a typical, offhand saint; however, she was much more. She was the daughter
Though, he could not understand why she pledged to another. When he subsequently found out about Agnes’s true identity, he grew furious and reported her to the governor that, in fact, she was a Christian. The governor summoned Agnes to his palace and threatened her, describing the abhorrent tortures that they would use on her body. Yet, Agnes looked at the instruments of torture calmly and did not cower. The next day, she was sent to the house of prostitution to be tempted; but, at any rate, she still did not wince. She was stripped away from all her clothing during the time she prayed as well as invariably harassed until she was to concede. Though, nonetheless, she did not show any indication of hesitation or reluctance; later inducing to irate the lascivious men and contrive them to be enraged yet, ever more afraid. One suitor, out of all the other men, who saw her emanating courage, looked at her with lust and was promptly struck blind; withal, Agnes prayed for him. She beseeched to Christ to restore his sight and thereafter, he regained his vision. Due to these sensational deeds, she was considered a Christian witch and was set in a blazing bundle of fire to die; though, when the stake was lit, it did not reach her, but instead, it approached for the onlookers. Later after, she died in 304 AD, as St. Agnes was led to the executioner’s block and was decollated. “She stood still, prayed, and offered her
Agnes of Rome because she stood up for what she believed in and did not care what the consequences of those actions were. She was sexually assaulted, stripped away from all of her clothing while she prayed, and was set in a burning stake to die; despite all of that, she still coincided to her beliefs. Nowadays, in our times, as rape and threats of violence are frequent, stories of young girls and women of early Christian times who were forced to choose between purity and violent aggression happen to not seem so relevant. However, on the contrary, they are. These influential stories teach us many key morals and valuable concepts that remind us to seek healing in oneself if one has been violated in any shape, or form. Additionally, these stories also teach us to have faith in God as he will protect us from harm’s way; likewise, apart from sin. Since St. Agnes died as a holy