#Clare of Assisi

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Carlo Crivelli - Clare of Assisi. 1470

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Francis of Assisi’s gender creativity inspired his followers — even centuries later.

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THE DESCRIPTION OF SAINT CLARE OF ASSISI The Patron Saint of Television and Invoking for Good Weather Feast Day: August 11

"I ask to be accepted as a bride of the Lord in monastic life." -Clare (played by Dolores Hart) in 'Francis of Assisi' (1961)

The foundress of the Poor Clares, Clare was born into a noble family in Assisi, Italy in 1194. At the age of 19, enchanted by a Lenten sermon of St. Francis of Assisi, she went secretly to Portiuncula to consecrate herself to the Lord.

After she exchanged her rich gown for a plain robe and cutting off her long hair, Francis gave her sackcloth and placed her in the Benedictine convent of San Paulo, near Bastia. When her relatives came to take her back home, Clare held onto the altar and resisted their attempts, professing that she would have no other husband but Jesus Christ.

In due time, together with the other ladies, she founded a new religious order near the Church of San Damiano. The Poor Clares (Order of Saint Clare), as they are known, practiced a life of perfect poverty and strict penance. They went around barefoot, fasted every day, and never spoke except when obliged by necessity and charity.

In 1228 when Pope Gregory IX offered Clare a dispensation from the vow of strict poverty, she replied: 'I need to be absolved from my sins, but not from the obligation of following Christ.'

Accordingly, the Pope granted them the Privilegium Pauperitatis, which means, that nobody could oblige them to accept any possession.

In 1224, the army of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II came to plunder Assisi. Clare went out to meet them with the Blessed Sacrament on her hands. Suddenly, a mysterious terror seized the enemies, who fled without harming anybody in the city.

Pope Pius XII designated Clare as the patron saint of television in 1958, on the basis that when she was too ill to attend Mass, she had reportedly been able to see and hear it on the wall of her room.

There are traditions of bringing offerings of eggs to the Poor Clares for their intercessions for good weather, particularly for weddings. This tradition remains popular in the Philippines, particularly at the Real Monasterio de Santa Clara in Quezon City and in the town of Obando, Bulacan. According to the Filipino essayist Alejandro Roces, the practice arose because of Clare's name. In Castilian, 'clara' refers to an interval of clear weather, and also to the white or albumen of the egg.

Before breathing her last in 1253 at the age of 59, Clare said: 'Blessed be you, O God, for having created me.'

©2022 photo by yours truly

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"Quote Of The Day"

“We become what we love and who we love shapes what we become. If we love things, we become a thing. If we love nothing, we become nothing. Imitation is not a literal mimicking of Christ, rather it means becoming the image of the beloved, an image disclosed through transformation. This means we are to become vessels of God’s compassionate love for others.” — Clare of Assisi

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IT'S MY GIRL

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Clare of Assisi (born Chiara Offreduccio, sometimes spelled Clara, Clair, Claire; 16 July 1194 – 11 August 1253) was an Italian saint and one of the first followers of Francis of Assisi. Inspired by the teachings of St. Francis, she founded the Order of Poor Ladies, a monastic religious order for women in the Franciscan tradition. The Order of Poor Ladies was different from any other order or convent because it followed a rule of strict poverty. Clare wrote their Rule of Life, the first set of monastic guidelines known to have been written by a woman. Following her death, the order she founded was renamed in her honor as the Order of Saint Clare, commonly referred to today as the Poor Clares. Her feast day is on 11 August.

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Brother Sun, Sister Moon

Men and women CAN be friends when they both love God.

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Saint Francis of Assisi

Saint Francis of Assisi is a well-known name in the Western world. He was the topic of numerous paintings between the 14th and 17th centuries, although his popularity has since dwindled. Most people only know Saint Francis’ name or regard him as a saint that liked animals. After looking at Saint Francis’ life in detail, it is clear he was much more than an animal enthusiast. Giovanni di Pietro…

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The Feast of St. Clare of Assisi

Peter said to Jesus, “We have given up everything and followed you. What will there be for us?” Jesus said to them, “Amen, I say to you that you who have followed me, in the new age, when the Son of Man is seated on his throne of glory, will yourselves sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And everyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or…

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Feast Day of Saint Clare of Assisi - 2023

Saint Clare of Assisi Clare of Assisi was a daughter of a noble and wealthy parents. It was expected that she would soon be given away in marriage to a nobleman of the city. However, one day she heard Francis of Assisi preaching, and something touched her heart. Accompanied by a friend, she secretly met with Francis, listening to him speak about truly living the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Clare…

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Woodcut of St. Clare of Assisi, Germany, ca. 1470–80

Rosenwald Collection, National Gallery of Art

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Carlo Crivelli - Clare of Assisi. Detail. 1470

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st. clare of assisi with sisters of her order

miniatures from a vita of st. clare of assisi ("klarenbuch"), illuminated by clarissine nun sibylla von bondorf, strasbourg, c. 1490-92

source: Karlsruhe, BLB, Cod. Thennenbach 4, fol. 43r and 66r

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Saint Clare of Assisi

1194-1253

Feast Day: August 11 (New), August 12 (Trad)

Patronage: eye disease, goldsmiths, laundry, embroiderers, gilders

Saint Clare of Assisi, an Italian saint and one of the first followers of Saint Francis of Assisi, founded the Order of Poor Ladies, a monastic religious order for women in the Franciscan tradition, and wrote their Rule of Life—the first monastic rule known to have been written by a woman. Following her death, the order she founded was renamed in her honor as the Order of Saint Clare, commonly referred to today as the Poor Clares. In art, Clare is often shown carrying a monstrance or pyx, in commemoration of the time when she warded away the soldiers of Frederick II at the gates of her convent by displaying the Blessed Sacrament and kneeling in prayer.

Prints, plaques & holy cards available for purchase here: (website)

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St. Clare of Assisi

"We become what we love and who we love shapes what we become"

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(via Quote/s of the Day – 18 September – Wear the correct garment! – AnaStpaul)