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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 ...
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.
Patron Saint is Clare of Assisi Our Lady of Solitude Monastery is a Catholic foundation in the United States. It was founded in May 2005 by Mother Angelica , who also founded Eternal Word Television Network and built the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Hanceville, Alabama . [ 1 ]
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 ...
It is the birthplace of St. Francis, who founded the Order of Friars Minor in that town in 1208, and of St. Clare of Assisi (Chiara d'Offreducci), who, with St. Francis, founded the Order of Poor Ladies, which later became the Order of Poor Clares after her death. The 19th-century St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows was also born in Assisi.
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
St. Clare of Assisi's Church (Bronx), New York; St. Clare's Church (Staten Island, New York) Uruguay. San Antonio y Santa Clara, Montevideo (Church of Saint Anthony ...
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").