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  1. 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 .

  2. 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. Updated: Apr 21, 2021.

  3. 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 Clares life and work.

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  4. Catholic Online. Saints & Angels. Facts. Feastday: August 11. Patron: of eye disease, goldsmiths, laundry, television. Birth: 1194. Death: 1253. Canonized: Pope Alexander IV on September 26, 1255. Author and Publisher - Catholic Online. Printable PDF of St. Clare of Assisi. Shop St. Clare of Assisi.

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  6. (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. The beginning of her religious life was indeed movie material.

  7. Saint Clare of Assisi (also Claire of Assisi), born Chiara Offreduccio, (July 16, 1194 – August 11, 1253) was one of the first followers of Francis of Assisi and founded the Order of Poor Ladies to organize the women who chose to embrace monastic life in the Franciscan vision.

  8. Saint Clare, Virgin, Foundress of the Poor Clares. Celebration of Feast Day is August 12th by the pre-1970 liturgical calendar and August 11th (the actual date of her death) by the present one. Resources

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