"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."
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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.
it is a light or a candle
St. Clare's relics are in Assisi. Saint Clare, herself, is in heaven.
Saint Clare of Assisi is from the town of Assisi, Umbria, Italy.
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.
Saint Agnes of Assisi was the younger sister of Saint Clare of Assisi.
Saint Clare of Assisi died on August 11, 1253 at the age of 59.
Saint Clare of Assisi was born on July 16, 1194.
No. She is an Italian Saint. She was a disciple of St. Francis of Assisi.
The feast of Saint Clare of Assisi is celebrated on August 11.
Clare was born and raised in Assisi, Italy.
The feast of Saint Clare of Assisi is on August 11.