Show ll 11 la r I 1 I 1 hlll illi i chih tnt ff allt i wh 1 ki at s i in ink a i name 0 1 FACTS about gour our noma name it s history Kis his torp MILDRED meaning whence it vas significance signi fi MARSHALL caage your lucha luck dog JET and luck lutley jewel amna AGNES AGNE S T ephe HE greek word agos signifying a 1 matter of religious awe gave the adjective agnos meaning sacred sac reil pure and it in turn names the tree whose twigs the greek matrons matrona strewed on their beds during the festival of derne ter which the romans called agnus castus incidentally the latin word for lamb Is agnus and since this animal was used for the sacred purpose of sacrifice agnes comes by her heritage of purity and sanctity logically one of the first women to bear the nama anine of agnes was the gentle roman maiden whose martyrdom named the church of st agnese it Is said to have been built by constantine Constant lne on the spot where she was put to the utmost proof and retains an old mosaic picturing her clad only in her flowing hair being dragged along by brutal soldiers another ancient church covers the catacomb where she was interred and ant the story goes that while tier her relatives and pilgrims who came to pay their homage were ie there one lay day she appeared suddenly in r radiant glory with a lamb of spotless whiteness the gospel for st agnes day was the parable of the ten virgins and since she was accused of magle magic arts the U english superstition arose that hy by watching and fasting on st agnes el eve v e maidens could dis discover lisco coer cr their fate fata in marriage by ani ing nine times to the moon and fasting three eves in succession they could secure whom they raould kents keats in his exquisite poem the ee of st agnes refers to this superstition they told glicr ter how upon st agnes agmes lle eve young virgins might have visions of dolight if ceremonies cre monies due they did aright As to bed they must retire and nd couch supine their beauties lily illy white nor anor look behind nor sideways require of 01 I leaven heaven alth ith upward ebes for all that they desire agnes is popular in england scotland and as a roal a name in france franca and germany france calls tier agnies agneta Is an english form agnese agnesia and agnete are italian the tha welsh form Is nest kest the jewel assigned to agnes Is the agate which gives courage and guards its wearer from danger it Is considered a cure for insomnia and insures plea pleasant zant dreams thursday Is a fortunate day for agnes and 2 a talismanic lc number if she dreams of her jewel it Is sign of a journey her hower flower Is the wild rose signifying simplicity ad by the wheeler inc |