Pope Francis honors St. Francis of Assisi's legacy of peace, poverty, and respect for creation in Assisi, Italy.

This garden is a memorial to St. Clare of Assisi (c. 1193-1253), religious mystic and follower of apostolic poverty, spiritual friend of St. Francis, and the first woman in Western Europe to compose a ...

Assisi, the medieval Italian town revered ... offers a relatable path to holiness. "St. Francis, St. Clare, of course, important saints who marked an epoch – but that’s far removed from ...

Clare of Assisi (1193-1253) may be unique among the saints of the Catholic ... just as if they were endowed with reason.” Thomas of Celano, Life of St. Francis 1:29 Statue of St. Clare on facade of ...

an altar dedicated to St Clare, the companion of St Francis of Assisi. Giovanni di Paolo was a fine miniator, or illuminator, who may have trained with the Limbourg brothers when they were in Italy, ...