Agnes of Bohemia
princess who became a nun and saint (1211-1282)
Feast: 2 March (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Agnes was born in Prague in 1211, daughter of King Přemysl Otakar I of Bohemia and Queen Constance of Hungary. From childhood she was used in marriage negotiations for dynastic advantage; at three she was placed with St Hedwig of Silesia at the Cistercian convent of Trzebnica, who taught her the first things of the faith.
Drawn by the example of St Clare, she entered the Order of St Clare in Prague, founded the monastery and hospital of St Francis there and established the Crusaders of the Red Star to serve the sick. She died in her monastery on 2 March 1282.
The miracles
The Dicastery's biography records that many miracles were attributed to her intercession, without detail.
Why that counted as sanctity
A king's daughter who gave up the power and marriages planned for her to live in poverty as a Poor Clare and to serve the sick.
Connected on this site
- Elizabeth of Hungary Saint Relative
- Hedwig of Silesia Saint“From childhood she was used in marriage negotiations for dynastic advantage; at three she was placed with St Hedwig of Silesia at the Cistercian convent of Trzebnica, who taught her the first things of the faith.” — this site's research
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - biography: Agnese di Boemia
- Wikidata Q394727 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Agnes of Bohemia (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.