Chiara Offreduccio

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Chiara Offreduccio, better known as Saint Clare of Assisi, was a 13th-century Italian noblewoman who became a close follower of Saint Francis and founded the Order of Poor Ladies (Poor Clares), one of the first monastic orders for women in the Franciscan tradition.

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Chiara Offreduccio canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic saint
Franciscan
Italian noblewoman
abbess
founder of religious order
human
alsoKnownAs Saint Clare of Assisi
Santa Chiara d'Assisi
birthDate 1194-07-16
birthPlace Assisi
Duchy of Spoleto
Papal States
canonizationDate 1255-08-15
canonizationStatus canonized saint
canonizedBy Pope Alexander IV
centuryOfActivity 13th century
closeAssociateOf Francis of Assisi
countryOfCitizenship Papal States
deathDate 1253-08-11
deathPlace Assisi
Papal States
familyName Offreduccio
feastDay August 11
founded Order of Poor Ladies
Poor Clares
gender female
givenName Chiara
influencedBy Francis of Assisi
languageUsed Latin
Umbrian
movement Franciscan movement
name Chiara Offreduccio
notableWork Forma vitae of the Poor Ladies
linked to: Poor Clares

Rule of Saint Clare
patronage embroidery
eye disease
goldsmiths
laundresses
telecommunications
television
placeOfBurial Basilica of Saint Clare, Assisi
placeOfCanonization Anagni
positionHeld abbess of San Damiano
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
religiousOrder Order of Poor Ladies
Poor Clares
residence San Damiano monastery
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

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Saint Clare of Assisi birthName Chiara Offreduccio
Chiara Offreduccio name Chiara Offreduccio