Agnia of Kaluga

Hegumena Agnia of Kaluga (Desyatova, 1733-1796) was the abbess of the convent of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God in Kaluga. She is venerated by the faithful, without synodal canonization.

The sources preserve few details of her life. She was a lover of the poor and led a life of strict asceticism. She died on 14 March 1796 and was buried in the stone chapel of the Ascension Monastery of Lavrentiev in Kaluga. In the nineteenth century she was venerated in Kaluga: memorial services were served at her grave and sand was taken from it for the healing of ills of soul and body.