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Agnes of Montepulciano, the Glossary

Agnes of Montepulciano, OP (28 January 1268 – 20 April 1317) was a Dominican prioress in medieval Tuscany who was known as a miracle worker during her lifetime.^[1]

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1268 births
13th-century Italian Roman Catholic religious sisters and nuns
14th-century Italian Roman Catholic religious sisters and nuns
Canonizations by Pope Benedict XIII
Dominican saints
People from Montepulciano

Calendar of saints

The calendar of saints is the traditional Christian method of organizing a liturgical year by associating each day with one or more saints and referring to the day as the feast day or feast of said saint.

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Canon law of the Catholic Church

The canon law of the Catholic Church is "how the Church organizes and governs herself".

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Canonization

Canonization is the declaration of a deceased person as an officially recognized saint, specifically, the official act of a Christian communion declaring a person worthy of public veneration and entering their name in the canon catalogue of saints, or authorized list of that communion's recognized saints.

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Catherine of Siena

Caterina di Jacopo di Benincasa (25 March 1347 – 29 April 1380), known as Catherine of Siena (Caterina da Siena), was an Italian mystic and pious laywoman who engaged in papal and Italian politics through extensive letter-writing and advocacy. Agnes of Montepulciano and Catherine of Siena are 14th-century Christian saints, 14th-century Italian Roman Catholic religious sisters and nuns, Dominican saints and Incorrupt saints.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.28 to 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2024.

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Chianciano Terme

Chianciano Terme is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Siena in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southeast of Florence and about southeast of Siena.

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Contemplation

In a religious context, the practice of contemplation seeks a direct awareness of the divine which transcends the intellect, often in accordance with religious practices such as meditation or prayer.

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Domenico Beccafumi

Domenico di Pace Beccafumi (1486May 18, 1551) was an Italian Renaissance-Mannerist painter active predominantly in Siena.

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Dominican Order

The Order of Preachers (Ordo Prædicatorum; abbreviated OP), commonly known as the Dominican Order, is a Catholic mendicant order of pontifical right that was founded in France by a Castilian-French priest named Dominic de Guzmán.

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Eucharist

The Eucharist (from evcharistía), also known as Holy Communion, the Blessed Sacrament and the Lord's Supper, is a Christian rite that is considered a sacrament in most churches, and as an ordinance in others.

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Feeding the multitude

In Christianity, feeding the multitude comprises two separate miracles of Jesus, reported in the Gospels, in which Jesus used modest resources to feed thousands of followers who had gathered to see him heal the sick.

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Fief

A fief (feudum) was a central element in medieval contracts based on feudal law.

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Florence

Florence (Firenze) is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany.

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Frazione

A frazione (frazioni) is a type of subdivision of a comune (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town.

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Friar

A friar is a member of one of the mendicant orders in the Roman Catholic Church.

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Gracciano, Montepulciano

Gracciano is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Montepulciano, province of Siena.

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Incorruptibility

Incorruptibility is a Catholic and Orthodox belief that divine intervention allows some human bodies (specifically saints and beati) to completely or partially avoid the normal process of decomposition after death as a sign of their holiness. Agnes of Montepulciano and Incorruptibility are Incorrupt saints.

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Mary, mother of Jesus

Mary was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Joseph and the mother of Jesus.

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Monastery

A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits).

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Montepulciano

Montepulciano is a medieval and Renaissance hill town and comune in the Italian province of Siena in southern Tuscany.

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Myrrh

Myrrh (from an unidentified ancient Semitic language, see § Etymology) is a gum-resin extracted from a few small, thorny tree species of the Commiphora genus, belonging to the Burseraceae family.

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Nun

A nun is a woman who vows to dedicate her life to religious service and contemplation, typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience in the enclosure of a monastery or convent.

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Orvieto

Orvieto is a city and comune in the Province of Terni, southwestern Umbria, Italy, situated on the flat summit of a large butte of volcanic tuff.

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Papal States

The Papal States (Stato Pontificio), officially the State of the Church (Stato della Chiesa; Status Ecclesiasticus), were a conglomeration of territories on the Apennine Peninsula under the direct sovereign rule of the Pope from 756 to 1870.

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Pope Benedict XIII

Pope Benedict XIII (Benedictus XIII; Benedetto XIII; 2 February 1649 – 21 February 1730), born Pietro Francesco Orsini and later called Vincenzo Maria Orsini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 29 May 1724 to his death in February 1730.

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Proceno

Proceno is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Viterbo in the Italian region of Latium, located about northwest of Rome and about northwest of Viterbo.

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Province of Siena

The province of Siena (provincia di Siena) is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy.

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Raymond of Capua

Raymond of Capua, (ca. 1303 – 5 October 1399) was a leading member of the Dominican Order and served as its Master General from 1380 until his death.

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Religious habit

A religious habit is a distinctive set of religious clothing worn by members of a religious order.

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Roman Martyrology

The Roman Martyrology (Martyrologium Romanum) is the official martyrology of the Catholic Church.

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Rule of Saint Augustine

The Rule of Saint Augustine, written in about the year 400, is a brief document divided into eight chapters and serves as an outline for religious life lived in community.

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Sacrament of Penance

The Sacrament of Penance (also commonly called the Sacrament of Reconciliation or Confession) is one of the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church (known in Eastern Christianity as sacred mysteries), in which the faithful are absolved from sins committed after baptism and reconciled with the Christian community.

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Saint

In Christian belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness, likeness, or closeness to God.

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Saint Dominic

Saint Dominic, (Santo Domingo; 8 August 1170 – 6 August 1221), also known as Dominic de Guzmán, was a Castilian-French Catholic priest and the founder of the Dominican Order. Agnes of Montepulciano and Saint Dominic are 13th-century Christian saints and Dominican saints.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_of_Montepulciano

Also known as Agnes of Monte Pulciano, Agnes of Montepulciano, Saint, Agnes of Procena, Agnes van Montepulciano, Agnese di Montepulciano, St. Agnes of Monte Pulciano, St. Agnes of Montepulciano.

Agnes of Montepulciano, the Glossary

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1268 births

13th-century Italian Roman Catholic religious sisters and nuns

14th-century Italian Roman Catholic religious sisters and nuns

Canonizations by Pope Benedict XIII

Dominican saints

People from Montepulciano

References