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Conception
86 Saracen Street
Glasgow
G22 5AD
Tel: 0141 336 3027
Fax: 0141 336 4096
Charity No SC 006881 7109 |
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Our Spiritual
Roots : The Story of Clare of Assisi |
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Clare was born in Assisi, in 1194,
the eldest daughter of Favorino Scifi, Count of
Sasso-Rosso and his wife Ortolana. Clare was born
into one of the richest noble families in Assisi.
It is said that when Lady Ortulana was pregnant
with Clare, she received a prophecy that her unborn
child would be a great saint and bring light into
a dark world.
As a child Clare was devoted to prayer and yearned
for a more spiritual life.
In 1210, Clare was drawn by Francis' preaching and
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Francis received her into religious
life in 1212. Initially, she lived with the nuns
in a Benedictine monastery, but later, Clare and
her younger sister Agnes moved to San Damiano, where
they founded the Order of Poor Ladies (Poor Clares).
There they lived an enclosed life wearing simple
tunics as signs of their acceptance of the vows
of poverty, chastity and obedience.
Clare played a significant role in encouraging and
aiding Francis, whom she saw as a spiritual father
figure: she took care of him during his illnesses
at the end of his life, until his death in 1226.
Clare is renowned for her loyalty to Saint Francis,
so much so that she was sometimes referred to as
being alter Franciscus, another Francis.
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Clare died on
11th August, 1253 at the age of 59. |
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