RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Agnes of Assisi

1197 - 1253

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St. Agnes Sciffi, of Assisi (1197/1198 - 1253) was one of the founding members of the Order of Poor Ladies (The Poor Clares). Agnes eventually established the convent of Monticelli near Florence, then went on to establish orders in Verona, Padua, Venice, and Mantua. As one of the first women to be a Franciscan nun and an Abbess in many communities, she helped to shape the order and provided both an example and a space for the many women that would follow in her footsteps. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Agnes of Assisi is the 1,826th most popular religious figure (down from 1,243rd in 2024). (down from 1,097th in 2019)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Agnes of Assisi ranks 1,826 out of 3,187. Before her are Wiborada, Adolf Bertram, Maximianus of Ravenna, Ivan Dias, Herman I of Baden, and Luigi Poggi. After her are Louis Antoine de Noailles, Varkey Vithayathil, Agobard, John Francis Regis, Geminianus, and Kevin of Glendalough.

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Among people born in 1197, Agnes of Assisi ranks 10. Before her are Yolanda of Courtenay, Emperor Juntoku, Amadeus IV, Count of Savoy, Yusuf II, Almohad caliph, Mafalda of Portugal, and Al-Shadhili. After her are Richard of Chichester, Nikephoros Blemmydes, and Gonzalo de Berceo. Among people deceased in 1253, Agnes of Assisi ranks 12. Before her are Otto II, Duke of Bavaria, Theodore Komnenos Doukas, Robert Grosseteste, Amadeus IV, Count of Savoy, Henry I of Cyprus, and Vykintas. After her are Boniface II, Marquis of Montferrat, Richard of Chichester, and Marino Morosini.

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