History of Santa Clara Santa Clara St. Clare of Assisi (Chiara DOffreducci), was born in 1194 in Assisi, Italy. Rich family, his father, Favarone Scifi, was Earl. His mother was Hortolana Fiuni. Clara was the granddaughter and daughter of nobles (people of the noble class). His family lived in a palace in the city, had many properties and even a castle. Clara had two brothers and two sisters. His sisters Catherine and Beatrice, later, would enter the convent with her mother, widowed after this. When Clara was about twelve years old, his family will live in Corozano and then go to Perugia, taking refuge in a revolution. Life of Santa Clara Clear from a young age already had the reputation of very religious and collected. At 18 she ran away with a friend, Felipa de Guelfuccio to find St. Francis of Assisi, the Portiuncula (small chapel of Santa Maria degli Angeli, where the order of the Franciscan order was born and Santa Clara). There she was expected to make his first vows and enter the convent of the Franciscans. St. Clare of Assisi, a disciple of St. Francis of Assisi. The St. Francis himself cut the hair of Clara, sign the vow of poverty and need for her to be a religious. After the ceremony she was taken to the monastery of the Benedictines. St. Clare of Assisi sold everything, including her dowry to the marriage and distributes to the poor. It was a requirement to San Francisco in order to enter the religious life. The family of St. Clare of Assisi tried to pick her up, but she refused to come back, showing his uncle Monaldo hair cut. He then dropped out to take it. In this, his sister Catherine, also flees to the convent at 15 years of age. The family sends Uncle Monaldo again to search it by force. Monaldo tie the girl and prepares to drag her back home. Clara not bear to see the suffering of his sister and asks Heavenly Father to intervene. Then tied the girl was so heavy that no one could move it. Monaldo then gave up. Catherine entered the convent and was named Agnes. After having passed through the convent of SantAngelo panco, San Francisco leads Clara and her followers to the sanctuary of San Damiano, where they live for good. Miracle of St. Clare of Assisi Because the Muslim invasion, the region of Assisi spent needs. So much so that, once the sisters, who were already over 50, had nothing to eat. Then the cook sister desperate arrives and tells Santa Clara of Assisi there was only one bread in the kitchen. Santa Clara tells her: trust in God and divide the bread into 50 pieces. The cook sister, even without understanding, obeys. Then suddenly, dozens of loaves appear in the kitchen and the sisters can be sustained for several days. Image of St. Clare of Assisi Through the intercession of Santa Clara many miracles took place when she was still alive and well after his death. One of the most significant was when the Saracens (Muslims) invaded Assisi and tried to enter the convent of the Poor Clares. Santa Clara took the monstrance with the Blessed Sacrament and told the invaders that Christ was stronger than all of them. Then, inexplicably, all taken with great fear, and fled without looting the convent. So, Santa Clara is represented with their brown robes holding the monstrance. The Patroness of TV A year before Santa Clara of Assisi died on August 11, 1253, she wanted to go to Mass in the Church of St. Francis (now deceased). Having no condition to go for being sick, she went into prayer and managed to watch the whole celebration of her bed in her room at the convent. According to their reports, the Mass appeared to her as if projected on the wall of his humble room. Santa Clara could see and hear the entire celebration without leaving your bed. The fact was confirmed when clear of Assisi Santa told events that took place in the Mass, the sermon detailing words of the celebrant. Later, several people who were at Mass confirmed what Santa Clara narrated actually happened. Thus, because clearly Santa having attended a celebration at a distance, on February 14, 1958, Pope Pius XII officially proclaimed Santa Clara of Assisi as the patron saint of television. The legacy of St. Clare of Assisi St. Clare of Assisi is the founder of the Poor Clares, (formerly called the poor ladies), with convents scattered various places in Europe and a spirituality focused on poverty, prayer and helping the needy. She wrote a rule for religious women, (way of life), the rule of living the mystery of Jesus Christ according to the proposals of St. Francis of Assisi. Rule approved by Pope later. She was the female side of the Franciscans and the Poor Clares sisters remain today. Death Santa Clarade Assisi in Assisi died on August 11, 1253, at 60 years of age. One day before her death she received the visit of Pope Innocent IV, who handed him the Rule written by her adopted and applied to all the nuns. At the time of her death she said: Go Confidently, my soul, because you have a good choice for the path. Go, because the One who created it also sanctified. And always kept it as a custodial parents son, loved her with an everlasting love. And Blessed are You, Lord who created me. The Pope sent bury it in the Church of St. George, where St. Francis was buried. In 1260 after built the Basilica of Santa Clara, next to the Church of St. George was transferred to his body with all the honors there. Canonization of St. Clare of Assisi His canonization was officiated by Pope Alexander IV in the year 1255, two years after his death. St. Clare of Assisi is represented with a brown outfit and white cap, with a custodian with the Blessed Sacrament.
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