On Aug. 11, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of St. Clare of Assisi, a woman born into a noble family who was moved by St. Francis’ preaching and decided to embrace a life of poverty, founding ...
Dacia Maraini, trans. from the Italian by Jane Tylus. Rutgers Univ, $29.95 trade paper (250p) ISBN 978-1-9788-3392-0 The life of Italian saint Clare of Assisi gets a clever feminist reimagining in ...
Biographer Brady (Lucille: The Life of Lucille Ball) delivers an intriguing if somewhat ponderous dual portrait of the 13th-century Catholic saints Francis of Assisi and his follower, Clare of Assisi.
Saint Clare of Assisi, born Chiara Offreduccio, was one of the original followers of Saint Francis of Assisi, founding the Order of Poor Ladies (hence, Poor Clare), an agnostic all-female religious ...
Detroit Mercy Theatre Company presents Poor Clare by Chiara Atik, a hilarious and anachronistic retelling of the real story ...
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. The Poor Clares of ...
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