Abbess and model of the conventual life. Agnes was a friend of the poet Venantius Fortunatus, who visited her in the Holy Cross
convent in Poitiers, France. Recognized for her
holiness and intelligence, she was named
abbess of the
convent by St. Radegund, a princess who erected the
convent in 557. Holy Cross was a double monastery, having men and women living in enclosed separate structures. It was also known as a place of learning. When Agnes assumed the role of abbess, she introduced a rule of
life given to her by St. Caesarius, the
bishop of ArIes and apostolic delegate. Agnes ruled Holy Cross until her death in 586.
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