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Clare of Assisi — The Saint Who Asked to Own Nothing
Yesterday, the 11th of August, was the feast of St Clare of Assisi. She was born around 1194 into a life of wealth and privilege. After hearing Francis of Assisi preach, she is said to have slipped out of her family home at night and met Francis and his brothers by torchlight at the Porziuncola, a small chapel outside of Assisi. There, she received the religious habit and had her hair cut short, marking the end of her old life. Despite her family’s resistance, she never wavered. She founded what became the Order of St Clare, known as the Poor [Read More]