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Clare of Assisi Saint. 1194--1253, Italian nun; founder of the Franciscan Order of Poor Clares. Feast day: Aug. 11 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Here so many places speak of him: the little church of San Damiano, the hermitage of the Carceri, the cathedral of San Rufino, the hovel of Rivotorto, the basilica of Santa Chiara and, of course, the basilica complex erected in his honour. Bright illuminations on the calendar pages in a breviary decorated by Sano di Pietro in the 1470s for the Poor Clares at Santa Chiara in Siena provide a glimpse of women whose contemplative lives usually included as much labor as prayer. She also received a Level Two Spanish Certification from the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina and studied art history and literature at the Santa Chiara Study Center in Italy. |
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