Clare of Assisi (1193-1253 ... They will also learn about the plants commonly grown in convent gardens and hence the way of life of the ‘Poor Clares,’ the religious community founded by St. Clare that ...

Given this, we have an obvious patron saint–St. Clare of Assisi. Who was she? How does her life speak ... and then escorted her to a nearby Benedictine convent. Soon Francis gave Clare the first ...

Pilgrims flock to Assisi ahead of canonisation of first millennial saint - The London-born teen shows faithful ‘it’s possible to love Jesus while being a regular youth’ ...

Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims have been pouring into the medieval hilltop town of Assisi in Italy to venerate the ...

Assisi, the medieval Italian town revered ... offers a relatable path to holiness. "St. Francis, St. Clare, of course, important saints who marked an epoch – but that’s far removed from ...