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Clare of Assisi
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Clare of As·si·si  (klâr; -sz, -s, -ss), Saint 1194-1253.
Italian nun and religious leader who founded with Saint Francis of Assisi the first Franciscan order of nuns, the Poor Clares. She was canonized in 1255.

Clare of Assisi
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(Biographies / Clare of Assisi, Saint (1194-1253) M, Italian, RELIGION: nun, RELIGION: saint) Saint. 1194-1253, Italian nun; founder of the Franciscan Order of Poor Clares. Feast day: Aug. 11


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s Founded in 1664, the Convent of Saint Clara of Assisi is one of the oldest and largest Spanish colonial monasteries in the island, and now houses the National Center for Restoration, Conservation and Museum Studies.
 
 
 
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