Clare+of+Assisi

**St.Clare of Assisi **


St.Clare of Assisi was a Roman Catholic nun who was kind,caring and humble person.She was born on July 16, 1194 in Assisi, Italy which is known as Medieval Times. Clare first lived with a community of Benedict nuns in San Paolo, Italy. After that she became an abbess for over 40 years in her own order. Her sister Bianca and her widowed mother followed her there. Her order and her ideas spread through Italy and all over Europe.During Lent she fasted very strickley and became seriously ill, yet still she only took bread and water.

In 1234 an St. Damiano monestary was attacked by the army of Frederick ll. Clare was in bed sick but she rose and went to a window. People say she was to have raised the ciborium at soldiers, they fell backwards and ran.Because of this Clare is seen in some pictures with a canopy placed over an altar. Two years after that Clare was canonized by Pope Alexander lV. Her feast day is celebrated August 12. Today 750 years after death there are over 20,000 members of the Poor Clares. Saint Clare a person who was kind,caring,and humble who will always be remembered today.

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 * “’Clare of Assisi.” Encyclopedia of World Biography. Ed. Andrea Kovacs Henderson. 2nd ed. Vol. 23. Detroit: Gale, 2003. N. pag. Student Resource Center - Junior. Web. 8 Mar. 2010.
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