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Chiara Offreduccio (16 July 1194 – 11 August 1253), known as Clare of Assisi (sometimes spelled Clara, Clair or Claire; Italian: Chiara d'Assisi), was an Italian saint who was one of the first followers of Francis of Assisi.
St. Clare of Assisi, abbess and founder of the Poor Clares (Clarissines), one of the first followers of St. Francis of Assisi. She was credited with twice saving the city of Assisi from destruction, and in 1958 Pope Pius XII declared her patron of television. Learn more about Clare’s life and work.
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Apr 2, 2014 · The founder of the Order of Poor Ladies, Saint Clare of Assisi was an Italian saint and one of the first followers of Saint Francis of Assisi.
Saint of the Day for August 11. (July 16, 1194 – August 11, 1253) Saint Clare of Assisi’s Story. One of the more sugary movies made about Francis of Assisi pictures Clare as a golden-haired beauty floating through sun-drenched fields, a sort of one-woman counterpart to the new Franciscan Order.
St. Clare of Assisi was born in Assisi on July 16, 1194, as Chiara Offreduccio, the beautiful eldest daughter of Favorino Sciffi, Count of Sasso-Rosso and his wife Ortolana. Tradition says her father was a wealthy representative of an ancient Roman family and her mother was a very devout woman ...
Born in 1193 or 1194 in Assisi, Umbria, in Central Italy; died after a long illness, on August 11, 1253, in Assisi; daughter of Ortolana and Favorone (or Favarone) Offreduccio (a noble and crusader); privately educated.
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Aug 10, 2012 · Today is the feast day of one of the most beloved saints, St. Clare of Assisi. St. Clare was a woman of courage, faith, and trust in God above all else.
