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{{Saints | {{Saints | ||
|SaintName=Saint Clare of Assisi | |SaintName=Saint Clare of Assisi | ||
|SaintStage=Saint | |SaintStage=Saint | ||
| | |FeastDay=August 11 | ||
|SaintBirthPlace=Assisi, Papal States | |SaintBirthPlace=Assisi, Papal States | ||
|SaintBirthCoordinates=43.1047 | |SaintBirthCoordinates=43.1047, 12.6156 | ||
|DeathPlace=Assisi, Papal States | |DeathPlace=Assisi, Papal States | ||
|SaintDeathCoordinates=43.1047 | |SaintDeathCoordinates=43.1047, 12.6156 | ||
|SaintCauseOfDeath=Natural causes (illness) | |SaintCauseOfDeath=Natural causes (illness) | ||
|Beatifier=Pope Alexander IV | |Beatifier=Pope Alexander IV | ||
|BeatificationLocation=Vatican City | |BeatificationLocation=Vatican City | ||
|Canonized=Yes | |Canonized=Yes | ||
|Canonizer=Pope Alexander IV | |Canonizer=Pope Alexander IV | ||
|CanonizationLocation=Vatican City | |CanonizationLocation=Vatican City | ||
|SaintMiracle1=Healing of a woman’s blindness in 1254 AD | |SaintMiracle1=Healing of a woman’s blindness in 1254 AD | ||
|Profession=Nun | |Profession=Nun | ||
|ReligiousAffiliation=Poor Clares | |ReligiousAffiliation=Poor Clares | ||
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|AdditionalVeneration=Orthodox Christianity, Anglican Communion | |AdditionalVeneration=Orthodox Christianity, Anglican Communion | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Saint Clare of Assisi''' (1194 AD – 1253 AD) was an Italian [[nun]] and founder of the [[Poor Clares]], a contemplative order devoted to poverty and prayer. Born in [[Assisi]], [[Papal States]], she followed [[Saint Francis of Assisi|Saint Francis]], establishing her order and defending its Franciscan ideals. Canonized in 1255 AD by [[Pope Alexander IV]], she is venerated for her asceticism.<ref name="catholicsaints">{{cite web |title=Saint Clare of Assisi |url=https://catholicsaints.info/saint-clare-of-assisi/ |publisher=CatholicSaints.Info |accessdate=18 May 2025}}</ref> | |||
Clare is the patron saint of television, eye disease sufferers, and [[Assisi]], with her [[feast day]] on 11 August. Honored in Catholic, [[Orthodox Christianity]], and [[Anglican Communion]], her relics at the Basilica of Saint Clare, [[Assisi]], draw pilgrims. Her legacy inspires contemplative life.<ref name="catholicorg">{{cite web |title=St. Clare of Assisi |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=239 |publisher=Catholic.org |accessdate=18 May 2025}}</ref> | |||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||