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Clare of Assisi

Type Figure Region Italy Time 1194–1253 Also known as Clare of Assisi、St. Clare、Chiara d'Assisi、圣克莱尔

Clare of Assisi (1194–1253), born in Assisi, Italy, founder of the Franciscan women's order (Poor Clares);…

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  1. 1250–1253San Damiano · AssisiIn the 1250s Clare was still abbess of the Poor Clares at San Damiano, upholding an extreme rule of poverty recognized by the pope; she died in Assisi on 11 August 1253, and her order's rule became the model for the Franciscan women's tradition.
  2. 1212–1228Assisi · AssisiIn 1212 Clare left home to enter religious life under Francis's influence, establishing the first women's community at San Damiano; her rule was approved by Pope Gregory IX in 1228, laying the organizational foundation of the Poor Clares.

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