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Clare of Assisi

  • O blessed poverty, who bestows eternal riches on those who love and embrace her!

    • Clare of Assisi,
    • in Regis J. Armstrong and Ignatius Brady, eds., Francis and Clare: The Complete Works ()

Clare of Assisi, Italian monastic, saint

(1194 - 1253)

Born: Chiara Offreduccio.