St. Clare Of The Cross
Clare of Montefalco (Italian: ) (c. 1268 – August 18, 1308), also called Saint Clare of the Cross, was an Augustinian nun and abbess. Before becoming a nun, Clare was a member of the Secular Franciscan Order, Third Order of St. Francis (Secular). She was canonized by Pope Leo XIII on December 8, 1881. Life Clare was born in Montefalco, in Umbria, likely in the year 1268. She was born into a well-to-do family, the daughter of Damiano and Iacopa Vengente.Saint Clare of Montefalco
. Villanova University Her father, Damiano, had built a Hermitage (religious retreat), hermitage within the town of Montefalco. Clare's older sister Joan (''Giovanna'' in Italian) and her friend Andreola lived as Franciscan Third order, tertiaries in that hermitage as part of the Secular Franciscan Order, Secular Third Order of St ...
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Clare Of Assisi
Clare of Assisi (born Chiara Offreduccio and sometimes spelled Clara, Clair, Claire, Sinclair; 16 July 1194 – 11 August 1253) was an Italian saint and one of the first followers of Francis of Assisi. She founded the Order of Poor Ladies, a monastic religious order for women in the Franciscan tradition, and 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 honour as the Order of Saint Clare, commonly referred to today as the Poor Clares. Her feast day is on 11 August. Life Clare was born in Assisi during the High Middle Ages, the eldest daughter of Favarone or Favorino Sciffi, Count of Sasso-Rosso and his wife Ortolana. Traditional accounts say that Clare's father was a wealthy representative of an ancient Roman family, who owned a large palace in Assisi and a castle on the slope of Mount Subasio.Robinson, Paschal (1908). "St. Clare of Assisi." ''The ...
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