Saint Agnes of Bohemia , or Agnes of Prague (1211-
March 6, 1282), was a medieval
Bohemian princess who opted a life charity and piety over a life of luxury and comfort. Although she was venerated soon after her death, Agnes was not beatified and canonized until relatively recently. Agnes was the youngest daughter of Bohemian king
Premysl Otakar I, making her a descendant of
Saint Ludmila, another Bohemian patron saint. Agnes's mother was Constance of Hungary, who was the sister of King
Andrew II of Hungary, so Agnes was an elder cousin of
St. Elizabeth of Hungary. When she was three years old, Agnes was entrusted to the
Cistercian order at
Trzebnica to be educated. The monastery had been founded by
Hedwig, the wife of Duke
Henry I the Bearded of Silesia. Agnes was engaged to Hedwig and Heinrich's son Boleslav. After Boleslav died, Agnes returned to Prague at the age of six.
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