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WebSt Agnes (c. 291–c. 304 CE) was a desirably daughter of a wealthy family, in Rome. According to legend, she was actually in love with Jesus, to the point where she refused all offers of marriage, and consequently died at the age of 12/13, as one of her rejected suitors, Procop, took her to his father and accused her of being a Christian ... WebThe Eve of St. Agnes By John Keats St. Agnes' Eve—Ah, bitter chill it was! The owl, for all his feathers, was a-cold; The hare limp'd trembling through the frozen grass, And silent … the heinrich ins co