Maria Gaetana Agnesi [SEP] place of birth
) and to charitable work and serving the poor. She was a devout Catholic and wrote extensively on the marriage between intellectual pursuit and mystical contemplation, most notably in her essay "Il cielo mistico" (The Mystic Heaven). She saw the rational contemplation of God as a complement to prayer and contemplation of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Maria Teresa Agnesi Pinottini, clavicembalist and composer, was her sister.
Early life.
Maria Gaetana Agnesi was born in Milan, to a wealthy and
Agnesi
Agnesi is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Alberto Agnesi (born 1980), Mexican telenovela actor
- Luigi Agnesi (1833–1875), Belgian operatic bass-baritone, conductor and composer
- Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718–1799), Italian linguist, mathematician and philosopher; sister of Maria Teresa
- Maria Teresa Agnesi Pinottini (1720–1795), Italian composer; sister of Maria Gaetana
- Nicolas Agnesi (born 1988), French rugby player
- Troilo Agnesi, 15th-