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The Poor Clare is a short story by English Victorian writer Elizabeth Gaskell. First serialised in three installments in 1856 Charles Dickens' popular magazine Household Words, The Poor Clare is a gothic ghost story about a young woman unwittingly cursed by her own grandmother.
The Poor Clares, officially the Order of Saint Clare (Latin: Ordo Sanctae Clarae), originally referred to as the Order of Poor Ladies, and also known as the Clarisses or Clarissines, the Minoresses, the Franciscan Clarist Order, and the Second Order of Saint Francis, are members of an enclosed order of nuns in the Roman Catholic Church.
Poor Clare, any member of the Franciscan Order of St. Clare, a Roman Catholic religious order of nuns founded by St. Clare of Assisi in 1212. The Poor Clares are considered the second of the three Franciscan orders.
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This Order follows the original Rule written by St. Clare in the 13th century, inspired by St. Francis of Assisi. It was the first Rule ever to be written by a woman. They profess vows of poverty, chastity, obedience, and enclosure.
Apr 21, 2000 · The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Poor Clare, by Elizabeth Gaskell This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.
Jan 31, 1994 · Clare outlived her precious Francis by almost thirty years, and both suffered physically from the consequences of asceticism. Following the death of Francis, Clare assisted the friars through their transition, and sought to preserve Francis’ ideals.
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