Saint agnes of bohemia biography of williams

Please help support the mission of New Advent and get the full contents of this website as an instant download. Includes the Catholic Encyclopedia, Church Fathers, Summa, Bible and more &#; all for only $

(Also called Agnes of Prague). Born at Prague in the year ; died probably in She was the daughter of Ottocar, King of Bohemia and Constance of Hungary, a relative of St.

Elizabeth. At an early age she was sent to the monastery of Treinitz, where at the hands of the Cistercian religious she received the education that became her rank. She was betrothed to Frederick II, Emperor of Germany; but when the time arrived for the solemnization of the marriage, it was impossible to persuade her to abandon the resolution she had made of consecrating herself to the service of God in the sanctuary of the cloister.

The Emperor Frederick was incensed at the unsuccessful issue of his matrimonial venture, but, on learning that St. Agnes had left him to become the spouse o Agnes of Bohemia, St. - SYDEJ