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The lamb symbolizes purity and Saint Agnes promissed God never to stain purity and remain virgin.

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Saint Agnes is often depicted with a lamb as a symbol of her innocence and purity. It is said that she was so gentle and pure that the lamb followed her everywhere she went as a sign of her virtue.

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Agnes' name comes from the Latin word 'Agnus,' meaning 'Lamb.' Also, the lamb represents innocence and purity. Agnes was a professed virgin, innocent and pure.

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St. Agnes is pictured with a lamb because of her name's similarity with the Latin word for lamb - agnus. The lamb is a symbol or purity and innocence.

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