Agnes of Assisi
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Agnes of Assisi was one of the founding members of the Poor Clares. Agnes eventually established the convent of Monticelli near Florence, then went on to establish orders in Verona, Padua, Venice, and
Agnese Assisi
Poor Clares
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The Poor Clares, officially the Order of Saint Clare, originally referred to as the Order of Poor Ladies, and also known as the Clarisses or Clarissines, the Minoresses, the Franciscan Clarist Order,
Agnes of Assisi
…Agnes of Assisi (1197/1198 — 1253) was one of the founding members of the Poor Clares. Agnes eventually established the convent of Monticelli near Florence, then went on to establish orders in Verona, Padua, Venice, and Mantua. As one…
Fresco of Saint Clare and nuns of her order, Chapel of San Damiano, Assisi
San Damiano in Assisi
Gothic altar in Cologne Cathedral dedicated to Poor Clare saints
The (former) Poor Clare Monastery in Jamaica Plain, Boston