The Daily Question
What Basilica in Rome was originally built by Constantine's daughter as a result of being cured of a skin ailment?
1. St. Agnes
2. St. Mary Major
3. St. Clement
4. St. Francesca
2. St. Mary Major
3. St. Clement
4. St. Francesca
Your answer was: St. Agnes
You are correct!!
Answer: St. Agnes was martyred as part of the persecutions of Diocletian (emperor 284-305) about the year 304. Tradition has it that one night the daughter of Constantine (emperor 306-337), Constantia, went to the tomb of St. Agnes to pray for relief from a skin ailment. The next morning when Constantia woke up the issue with her skin had been cured. Constantia attributed this sudden cure to her prayers to St. Agnes. In gratitude, Constantia had a church built on the site of St. Agnes's tomb.
St. Agnes Basicila
Scott 122 (1949)
See Also
• Joseph N Tyllnda "S. Agnese fuori le Mura" The Pilgrim's Guide To Rome's Principal Churches The Liturgical Press copyright 1993
St. Agnes Basicila
Scott 122 (1949)
• Joseph N Tyllnda "S. Agnese fuori le Mura" The Pilgrim's Guide To Rome's Principal Churches The Liturgical Press copyright 1993