Clare of Assisi
Clare of Assisi was a young noblewoman who sought to live like Francis and his order. After hearing Francis preaching in 1211, she clandestinely left her family's palace and was received by Francis. He established the Order of Poor Clares for her and other young women.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 1194 CE
- Attested period
- 1194 – 1253
- Historical notes
- Founded the Order of Poor Clares.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Rufino, Susanna, Patrick, Gabriel the Archangel, John Bosco, John the Evangelist, Barbara, Eligius, Kateri, Hildegard of Bingen, Ignatius of Loyola, John Baptist de la Salle, Marcellin Champagnat, Rose of Lima, Ferdinand III, Bede, James (son of Zebedee), Anastasia of Sirmium, Michael the Archangel, Adrian of Nicomedia, Christopher, Fiacre, Phocas the Gardener, Peter the Apostle, Bona of Pisa, Cajetan, Carlo Acutis, Ansovinus, Gertrude of Nivelles, Urban of Langres, Dunstan, Anthony the Abbot, Roch, Peter of Alcantara, Mary, Tiburtius, Virgin of Candelaria, Andrew the Apostle, George, Jerome, Scholastica, Benedict of Nursia, Lucy
- sibling of
- Caterina
- student of
- Francis, Francis of Assisi
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Hearing Francis preaching in the church of San Rufino in Assisi in 1211, the young noblewoman Clare of Assisi sought to live like them. Her cousin Rufino also sought to join. On the night of Palm Sunday, 28 March 1212, Clare clandestinely left her family's palace.”
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“Clare was canonized on 26 September 1255 by Pope Alexander IV...Pope Pius XII designated Clare as the patroness saint of television in 1958...There are traditions of offering chicken eggs to the Poor Clares so they may pray for good weather”
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“Gilders - Clare of Assisi”
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