Clare was born in 1193 to a wealthy and noble family. She gave up her noble title and her wealth in order to live poorly and humbly, adopting the lifestyle that Francis of Assisi espoused.

Mr. Thoman is the author of a popular biography titled St. Francis of Assisi: Passion, Poverty, and the Man Who Transformed the Church. His latest book is St. Clare of Assisi: Light from the Cloister.

The story of Clare of Assisi (1193-1253), the first woman to formally associate with Francis of Assisi, is explored in a new book, Clare of Assisi and the Thirteenth-Century Church: Religious Women, ...

Clare of Assisi lived out her life enclosed in a convent, surviving Francis by 27 years until her own death in 1253. Despite hagiographic efforts to romanticize this period, ...

2012 marks the the 800th anniversary of St. Clare leaving her parents' home in Assisi to join St. Francis and found the Poor Clare Order. This exhibit celebrates this event and our University's ...

The Poor Clares follow the Rule of St. Clare — which was approved by Pope Innocent IV two days before Clare’s death in 1253 — and take vows of poverty, obedience, and chastity.

St. Clare of Assisi; Medieval Gardens and Spiritual Gardens; Sustainability and Spirituality; I. St. Clare of Assisi. Assisi (Photo Tour). Franciscan Web Page. Clare of Assisi. The Legend and Writings ...

WE HAVE become accustomed to hearing the name of St Clare of Assisi alongside that of St Francis. Indeed, she referred to herself as his “little plant”. While she certainly flourished from the ...

The order will celebrate St. Clare of Assisi who took vows of poverty, chastity, obedience and enclosure more than 800 years ago with a Mass at 9 a.m. Aug. 11, followed by a reception.

At a price of $22 million, St. Clare of Assisi Catholic Church is under construction and will bear the name of the nearly 18-year-old who slipped out of her parents' house in Italy about 900 years ...

The story of Clare of Assisi (1193-1253), the first woman to formally associate with Francis of Assisi, is explored in a new book, Clare of Assisi and the Thirteenth-Century Church: Religious Women, ...