Clare of Assisi
Organization founder
1194 – 1253
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Who was Clare of Assisi?
Saint Clare of Assisi, born Chiara Offreduccio, is an Italian saint and one of the first followers of Saint Francis of Assisi. She founded the Order of Poor Ladies, a monastic religious order for women in the Franciscan tradition, and wrote their Rule of Life—the first monastic rule known to have been written by a woman. Following her death, the order she founded was renamed in her honor as the Order of Saint Clare, commonly referred to today as the Poor Clares.
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- Born
- Jul 16, 1194
Assisi - Siblings
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Nationality
- Italy
- Lived in
- Assisi
- Died
- Aug 11, 1253
Assisi
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on July 23, 2013
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