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The wax figure of Saint Clare of Assisi at the Basilica of Saint Clare, in Assisi. Clare was canonized on 26 September 1255 by Pope Alexander IV, [20] [21] and her feast day was immediately inserted in the General Roman Calendar for celebration on 12 August, the day after her death, as 11 August was already assigned to Saints Tiburtius and ...
Chiara Offreduccio (16 July 1194 – 11 August 1253), known as Clare of Assisi (sometimes spelled Clara, Clair or Claire; Italian: Chiara d'Assisi), is an Italian saint who was one of the first followers of Francis of Assisi. Inspired by the teachings of St. Francis, she founded the Order of Poor Ladies, a monastic religious order for women in ...
The basilica vicinity in Assisi, just below the Assisi Cathedral. The Basilica of Saint Clare (Basilica di Santa Chiara in Italian) is a church in Assisi, central Italy. It is dedicated to and contains the remains of Clare of Assisi, a follower of Francis of Assisi and founder of the Order of Poor Ladies, known today as the Order of Saint Clare.
While there are no saints named St. Claire in English, there are several saints named St. Clare. They are spelled "Ste. Claire" in French. Clare of Assisi (1194 – 1253), founder of the Poor Clares and companion of St. Francis of Assisi; Clare of Montefalco (c. 1268 – 1308), also known as Saint Clare of the Cross
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In the United States, the Capuchin Poor Clares have monasteries in Wilmington, Delaware, Amarillo, Texas, Alamo, Texas, Denver, Colorado, and Pueblo, Colorado. At Our Lady of Light Monastery in Denver there are nine professed sisters. The monastery in Denver was founded by Capuchin Poor Clare sisters from Irapuato in central Mexico in 1988. In ...
St. Clare of Assisi, founder of the Poor Clares and companion of St. Francis St. Clare of Montefalco , an Augustinian nun and abbess of the 13th century Expressionist Master of Santa Chiara (fl. 1290–1330), an Umbrian painter
The custom of going unshod was introduced into the West by Saint Francis of Assisi for men and by Saint Clare of Assisi for women. The word is derived from the Latin discalceātus , from dis ("apart", "away") and calceātus ("shod"), from calceāre ("to provide with shoes"), from calceus ("shoe"), from calx ("heel").