- POOR CLARES
- a ROMAN CATHOLIC Order of NUNS founded by FRANCIS OF ASSISI and his DISCIPLE Clare between 1212 and 1214 on the FRANCISCAN model.
Concise dictionary of Religion. 2012.
POOR CLARES
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Poor Clares — • The second order of St. Francis Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Poor Clares Poor Clares † … Catholic encyclopedia
Poor Clares — Fresco of Saint Clare and sisters of her order, church of San Damiano, Assisi … Wikipedia
Poor Clares — Franciscan Fran*cis can, a. [LL. Franciscus Francis: cf. F. franciscain.] (R. C. Ch.) Belonging to the Order of St. Francis of the Franciscans. [1913 Webster] {Franciscan Brothers}, pious laymen who devote themselves to useful works, such as… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration — The Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration are a branch of the Poor Clares, a contemplative order of nuns in the Franciscan tradition. Founded in France in 1854 by Marie Claire Bouillevaux, the Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration are cloistered nuns… … Wikipedia
Poor Clares — Members of the order founded by St francis of assisi and St Clare in the early thirteenth century … Who’s Who in Christianity
Poor Clares — the female branch of the Franciscan order, maintaining an enclosed monastic life rather than one equivalent to that of the friars … Medieval glossary
Capuchin Poor Clares — The Capuchin Poor Clares were founded in Naples, Italy, in 1538, by Ven. Maria Laurentia Longo. The Capuchin Poor Clares follow the original ideals of St. Francis of Assisi and St. Clare of Assisi.External links* [http://www.capuchins.org/sisters … Wikipedia
Poor Clare — ▪ religious order also called Clarissine, or Clarisse, any order of nuns descending from the Franciscan order founded at Assisi, Italy, in 1212 by St. Clare of Assisi (Clare of Assisi, Saint) (1194–1253), a noblewoman who took a vow of… … Universalium
Poor Clare Convent (Gravelines) — Venerable Mary Ward, I.B.V.M., (1585 – 1645), who founded the community in 1607. The Convent of Poor Clares at Gravelines in the Spanish Netherlands (now in northern France), was a community of English nuns of the Order of St. Clare,commonly… … Wikipedia
poor clare — noun Usage: usually capitalized P&C : a nun of an order founded early in the 13th century at Assisi by St. Clare under the direction of St. Francis * * * Poor Clare see under ↑Clare • • • Main Entry: ↑poor * * * Poor Clare «klair», a member of an … Useful english dictionary
