It turns out that nuns eat anything.
He had a number of fellow friars who worked with him but was probably closest to St. Clare of Assisi who founded an order of nuns that became known as the Poor Clares.
The nuns in the Order of St. Clare of Assisi live it the Monasterio de Santa Clara in Quezon City, Philippines. The nuns have renounced all worldly possessions and lead a life of prayer and contemplation inside the Spanish-style mission church.
Yes, she had at least two sisters, Agnes (later Saint Agnes) of Assisi and Beatrice. Both became nuns as well as Clare's mother.
Clare, the good friend of Francis of Assis, lived in a convent with other nuns.
She founded an order of nuns that became known as the Poor Clares that worked with the poor.
Saint Clare of Assisi is the saint who saved her cloistered nuns and the town of Assisi from destruction by holding up the Blessed Sacrament. She prayed fervently and held up the Eucharist, and the invading soldiers turned back in fear of divine punishment.
Saint Clare founded an order of nuns that became known as the Poor Clares. She was a close friend of Saint Francis of Assisi and worked closely with his group of friars to assist the poor in the area around Assisi, Italy. She headed the order of nuns as the abbess until her death.
St. Clare of Assisi was a founder of the Order of Poor Ladies, or Poor Clares. She was a nun and abbess, known for her dedication to a life of poverty, humility, and service to others.
She is best known for founding the order of nuns called the Poor Ladies that later became known as the Poor Clares.
In the middle ages nuns would eat fish, fruit, turnips, legumes. They also would eat eggs, onions, melons and bread.
As far as I know they can I am heading to the monastery tomorrow so I will let you know then when I asked some of the Dominican nuns if they can eat chocolate