Agnes of Jesus

Agnes of Jesus (known as also Agnes of Langeac) - (1602 - 1634) was a famous Dominican moniale for its charity and its virtues.

Childhood and vocation

Girl of Pierre Galand, cutler, and from Guillemette Massiote, third of seven children, Agnès was born on Sunday, November 17 1602 street from Ladle with the Puy-en-Velay. She was baptized the shortly after her birth to the Holy Baptistry Jean, close to the cathedral.

At the 7 years age, Agnès, while she requested with the cathedral, decided to give itself very whole to the Blessed Virgin and as a sign of this dedication, took a chain in the workshop of his/her father, that she will carry around the size.

As of the 8 years age, noting its deep piety, Agnès will be authorized with communier, which is exceptional at this age at that time. She requests lengthily also, according to the councils of her confessor, who had said to him: “ Master key of long moments in silence in your room and thinks of Jesus ”.

Agnes was accustomed to making the alms with all the poor ones which it crossed in the streets of Puy. Little girl, it very often gave them its to taste.

Dominican Agnes

Since the 13th century, the preaching friars were installed with the Puy. The church of their convent, Saint Laurent, is close to the house of Agnes. She was frequently going there to request and meet brothers. One two, the Panassière Father, became his spiritual director. He accepted it in the Third Dominican Order in April 1621.

In 1623, eager to join the religious life, it leaves the Puy to go to the monastery lately created to Langeac, under the term of Sainte Catherine of His.

It made profession there on February 2nd 1625. Initially, reserved for the tasks ancillaires seen its social condition, it is quickly promoted prioress, in 1627, and assumes its responsibility with benevolence and love of his/her sisters.

By its prayer and its councils, it will guide Jean-Jacques Olier towards the foundation of the first Séminaires of St Sulpice.

She dies on October 19th 1634, while leaving like charges spiritual with his/her daughters with requesting for the priests and the sacerdotal vocations.

Beatification

Agnes of Jesus was béatifiée on November 20th 1994 by the Pope Jean-Paul II.

Miracles and tradition

Agnès particularly liked to surround the future mothers at the time of their childbirth. Thus in 1952 with Langeac, following a prayer with Agnès, the birth which was likely to endanger the life of the mother and the child unrolled completely naturally. This miracle was the starting point of its lawsuit in beatification.
One tells that, as it was going to hear the mass with Notre-Dame, poor comes to it, and requires some alms. Agnes, who did not have anything to give him, says to him, sadly: “In your pocket, took again the poor one, you Seek will find well something to give me”. She obeys, and meeting a coin, tightened it with poor; but it had disappeared.
Shortly after its entry with the monastery of Langeac, Agnès was in charge of the care with the kitchen, gold, water was far, to go to seek it, it was to achieve the long ones and painful ways. She even entrusted her sorrow to God who, exauçant his prayer at once, made spout out, in the kitchen, a source of very limpid and very abundant water. This source, arranged later, was the seat many miracles.

External bonds

Moniales Dominican about the Preachers
Spirituality and detailed life of Mother Agnes de Langeac
Diocese of Puy in Velay

Sources - Bibliography

Agnes de Langeac: The concern of the life in its beginnings - Jean-Claude Sagne, Bernard Montagnes, Olivier-Thomas Venard, Martin de Framon - (edition of the Stag)
Memories on the life of Agnes de Langeac - Panassière Spirit, o.p., confessor of Agnes - Original edition under the direction of B. Peyrous and J. - Cl. Sagne, o.p. Stag 1994.

Agnes de Langeac, moniale Dominican, spiritual mother of Jean-Jacques Olier - 1602-1634 - Marie Sister of the Trinity - 2nd edition - Langeac 2001.

Large Report on Agnes de Langeac - Arnaud Boyre - Arfuyen 2004.

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