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Clare of Assisi
Chiara Offreduccio, known as Clare of Assisi, is an Italian saint who was one of the first followers of Francis of Assisi.
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culture · Foundress of the Franciscan Second Order and saint · nun · author · religious writer · founder of Catholic religious community · mystic · philosopher · Poor Clare nun · also Clare of Assisi, Saint Clara, Clara, Saint Clare of Assisi, Chiara Offreduccio, Clair
Born 16 July 1194 · Died 11 August 1253 · Q191107
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2026· 3 entries
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Public attention spiked: 11,378 Wikipedia readers in one day, 23.8× the usual 478, with 1 article edits. Editors noted: replaced by an image that undoubtedly shows Saint Clare
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2016· 1 entry
By Peter Reulein on a libretto by Helmut Schlegel, the others being an angel, Mary, Francis of Assisi, and Pope Francis
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2013· 1 entry
“Brother, let us go and preach in the city.”
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1958· 1 entry
On the basis that when one Christmas night she was too ill to attend Midnight Mass, Clare reportedly had been able to hear the liturgical chants and see the crib as if she were present in the church
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1872· 1 entry
Clare's relics were transferred to a newly constructed shrine in the crypt of the Basilica of Saint Clare, where her relics can still be venerated today
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1253· 5 entries
Died 1253-08-11.
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“Dowiedziałam się, o najdroższa siostro, że z pomocą łaski Bożej wyrwałaś się szczęśliwie z błota świata; cieszę się z tego i gratuluję ci, cieszę się również, że wraz z twoimi córkami idziesz dzielnie ścieżką cnoty.”
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“A jeśli będzie ci kto mówił co innego lub dawał inne rady szkodliwe dla twej doskonałości, niezgodne z twoim boskim powołaniem, to mimo należnej czci, nie słuchaj jego rady, lecz, uboga dziewico, obejmij ramionami ubogiego Chrystusa.”
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“Furtianka powinna być osobą dojrzałą, roztropną i w odpowiednim wieku; w dzień niech przebywa blisko furty w celi otwartej bez drzwi.”
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“Szczęśliwy naprawdę ten, komu dane jest dostać się na świętą ucztę, aby przylgnąć całym sercem do Tego, którego piękność podziwiają nieustannie wszystkie błogosławione zastępy niebieskie.”
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1215· 1 entry
Career landmark: abbess (1215).
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1212· 1 entry
Career landmark: clothing ceremony.
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1194· 1 entry
Born 1194-07-16.
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