Once when her convent was about to be attacked, she displayed the Sacrament in a monstrace at the convent gates, and prayed before it. The attackers left, the house was saved, and the image of her holding a monstrance became one of her emblems.
She is frequently depicted holding a ciborium or a monstrance,
Saint Clare of Assisi is often depicted with a monstrance, a symbol of the Eucharist, as she thwarted an attack on her convent by holding up the Blessed Sacrament in prayer. She is also often shown with a lily, symbolizing purity and her close relationship with Saint Francis of Assisi.
"Once when her convent was about to be attacked, she displayed the Sacrament in a monstrace at the convent gates, and prayed before it; the attackers left, the house was saved, and the image of her holding a monstrance became one of her emblems." Source: (see link below)
There are several saints named St. Clare but only one saint named Clare of Assisi.
The Twins at St. Clare's was created in 1941.
Community of St. Clare was created in 1950.
St. Clare's Monastery was created in 1912.
St. Clare Hospital was created in 1961.
The population of Bradfield St Clare is 140.
St. Clare's siblings were named Agnes and Beatrix.
St. Clare of Assisi had two sisters: Agnes and Beatrice.
St. Clare of Assisi was 61 years old when she died.