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Saint Clare of Assisi was a wonderful, cheerful child of a rather well off count. Saint Clare loved God, and, after hearing St. Francis preach, she went off and received the veil from him. She founded the Order of Poor Clares, this from the Saints website (see link below):
Clare’s father was a count, her mother the countess Blessed Orsolana. Her father died when the girl was very young. After hearing Saint Francis of Assisi preach in the streets, Clare confided to him her desire to live for God, and the two became close friends. On Palm Sunday in 1212, her bishop presented Clare with a palm, which she apparently took as a sign. With her cousin Pacifica, Clare ran away from her mother‘s palace during the night to enter religious life. She eventually took the veil from Saint Francis at the Church of Our Lady of the Angels in Assisi, Italy.
Clare founded the Order of Poor Ladies (Poor Clares) at San Damiano, and led it for 40 years. Everywhere the Franciscans established themselves throughout Europe, there also went the Poor Clares, depending solely on alms, forced to have complete faith on God to provide through people; this lack of land-based revenues was a new idea at the time. Clare’s mother and sisters later joined the order, and there are still thousands of members living lives of silence and prayer.
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Where is Saint Clare of Assisi?
St. Clare's relics are in Assisi. Saint Clare, herself, is in heaven.
What is Saint Clare's full name?
St. Clare's birth name was Chiara Offreduccio.
What is Saint Clare's complete name?
Saint Clare's complete name is Saint Clare of Assisi.
Is Saint Agnes the sister of Saint Clare?
Saint Agnes of Assisi was the younger sister of Saint Clare of Assisi.
Who is Saint Clare's sister?
Saint Clare had two sisters, Agnes and Beatrice.
Where was Saint Clare from?
Saint Clare of Assisi is from the town of Assisi, Umbria, Italy.
Where are Saint Clare's relics?
Her tomb is at the Basilica of Saint Clare at Assisi, Italy.
Is Saint Clare an Irish saint?
No. She is an Italian Saint. She was a disciple of St. Francis of Assisi.
What nationality was Saint Clare of Assisi?
Saint Clare of Assisi was Italian. She was born in Assisi, Italy in 1194 and spent most of her life there as a devout follower of Saint Francis of Assisi.
When is Saint Clare's feast day?
The feast day of Saint Clare of Assisi is August 11th.
What is Saint Clare of Montefalco the patron saint of?
Clare's only patronage is of the town of Montefalco, Italy.
What is Saint Clare's complete Italian name?
Saint Clare of Assisi was born Chiara Offreduccio.
