- Poor Clare
- noun Date: 1608 a member of an austere order of nuns founded by St. Clare under the direction of St. Francis in Assisi, Italy, in 1212
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Poor Clare
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poor clare — noun Usage: usually capitalized P&C : a nun of an order founded early in the 13th century at Assisi by St. Clare under the direction of St. Francis * * * Poor Clare see under ↑Clare • • • Main Entry: ↑poor * * * Poor Clare «klair», a member of an … Useful english dictionary
Poor Clare Convent (Gravelines) — Venerable Mary Ward, I.B.V.M., (1585 – 1645), who founded the community in 1607. The Convent of Poor Clares at Gravelines in the Spanish Netherlands (now in northern France), was a community of English nuns of the Order of St. Clare,commonly… … Wikipedia
Poor Clare — ▪ religious order also called Clarissine, or Clarisse, any order of nuns descending from the Franciscan order founded at Assisi, Italy, in 1212 by St. Clare of Assisi (Clare of Assisi, Saint) (1194–1253), a noblewoman who took a vow of… … Universalium
Poor Clare — noun a member of an order of Franciscan nuns founded by St Clare of Assisi in c.1212 … English new terms dictionary
Poor Clares — • The second order of St. Francis Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Poor Clares Poor Clares † … Catholic encyclopedia
Clare — may refer to: Contents 1 Places 1.1 Australia 1.2 Canada 1.3 … Wikipedia
Clare of Rimini, Blessed — • Widow, penitent, Poor Clare, superior of the convent at Rimini, contemplative, d. 1346 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 … Catholic encyclopedia
Poor Clares — Fresco of Saint Clare and sisters of her order, church of San Damiano, Assisi … Wikipedia
Clare of Assisi — Saint Clare of Assisi Detail depicting Saint Clare from a fresco (1312–20) by Simone Martini in the Lower basilica of San Francesco, Assisi. Virgin … Wikipedia
Clare of Assisi, Saint — 1194 1253, Italian nun: founder of the Franciscan order of nuns. Also, Clara of Assisi. * * * born July 16, 1194, Assisi, duchy of Spoleto died Aug. 11, 1253, Assisi; canonized 1255; feast day August 11 Founder of the order of Poor Clares… … Universalium
