Clare of Assisi
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Chiara Offreduccio, known as Clare of Assisi, is an Italian saint who was one of the first followers of Francis of Assisi.
Fresco in San Damiano
Fresco of Saint Clare and sisters of her order, church of San Damiano, Assisi
Saint Clare intervenes to save a child from a wolf; panel by Giovanni di Paolo, 1455.
Saint Clare makes vows into the hands of Saint Francis. Stained glass window in the convent of the Holy family in Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
Basilica di Santa Chiara
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The Basilica of Saint Clare of Assisi
Clare of Assisi
…examination of Clare's miracles took just six days. On 26 September 1255, Pope Alexander IV canonized Clare as Saint Clare of Assisi. Construction of the Basilica of Saint Clare was completed in 1260, and on 3 October of that year Clare's remains were transferred to the newly completed basilica where they were buried beneath…
View of the basilica complex
Façade
The basilica vicinity in Assisi, just below the Assisi Cathedral
Statue of a Lion outside the Basilica in the square