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Agnes of Assisi
Christian saint
Agnes of Assisi (1197 or 1198 – 16 November 1253) was one of the first abbesses of the Order of Poor Ladies (now the Poor Clares). She also planted additional communities of the order.
She was a younger sister of Clare of Assisi, who is credited with founding the order. Pope Benedict XIV canonized Agnes as a saint in 1753.
Life
She was a younger daughter of Count Favorino Scifi.
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Her birth name was probably Caterina; she took the name of Agnes when she became a nun. Their mother, Ortolana, joined the order founded by her daughters after she was widowed. She belonged to the noble family of the Fiumi. Their cousin Rufino Scifi was one of the original "Three Companions" of Francis of Assisi.
Agnes spent her childhood between her father's palace in the city and his castle of Sasso Rosso on Mount Subasio.[1]
On 18 March 1212, her eldest sister Clare, inspired by the example of Francis of Assisi, left their father's home in secret to be