[DOC] [TLE] St. Clare of Assisi - Nun, Saint - Biography.com [PAR] Apr 2, 2014 ... The founder of the Order of Poor Ladies, St. Clare of Assisi was an Italian saint ... 
St. Clare of Assisi was born into a wealthy Italian family but soon shunned her 
luxurious ... Inspired by the words of Francis of Assisi, Clare fled her home and 
joined ... She took vows dedicating her life to God, and that moment,... [DOC] [TLE] St. Clare - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online [PAR] At 18-years-old, she heard St. Francis of Assisi preach during a Lenten service in 
... cut off and she was given a plain robe and veil in exchange for her rich gown. 
... St. Clare and her sisters wore no shoes, ate no meat, lived in a poor house, 
and ... The Order of Poor Ladies was officially changed to the Order of Saint Clare 
in... [DOC] [TLE] St. Clare of Assisi - Servants of the Pierced Hearts of Jesus and Mary [PAR] Her calling and her encounter with Saint Francis; Cofoundress of the Order ... her 
family, since the mere presence of the Friars Minor in Assisi had already been ... 
To the poor it meant receiving the hope of finding their dignity, meanwhile the rich 
... to the Benedictine Nuns since her father who, after having found out that she... [DOC] [TLE] Saint Clare - Poor Clare Colettines [PAR] From her mother Ortolana she learned to become a woman of prayer, with a 
gentle ... Clare secretly left her family's home in Assisi and hurried down to the 
Porziuncola, ... and gave them a Form of Life, which is the basis of the Rule of 
Saint Clare. ... her would be called the Poor Ladies of San Damiano, an order of 
nuns now... [DOC] [TLE] Clare of Assisi - Wikipedia [PAR] Saint Clare of Assisi is an Italian saint and one of the first followers of Saint 
Francis of Assisi. She founded the Order of Poor Ladies, a monastic religious 
order for women ... Following her death, the order she founded was renamed in 
her honor as the ... Ortolana belonged to the noble family of Fiumi, and was a 
very devout... [DOC] [TLE] St. Clare Biography | Sisters of St. Clare; Companions in Prayer [PAR] Oct 24, 2011 ... St. Clare of Assisi founded a catholic contemplative religious Order of ... Gift Store 
 Order Form ... As the daughter of wealthy parents, she was educated in reading 
and ... Caring and praying for the poor, Clare saved food from her family ... fled 
her home and sought refuge with St. Francis, who received her... [DOC] [TLE] The Galileo Project | Family | Maria Celeste Galilei | Galileo's ... [PAR] The Sisters of San Matteo belonged to the order of Poor Clares, also known as 
Poor ... the thirteenth century under the tutelage of her friend and teacher St. 
Francis of Assisi. Clare was the eldest daughter of a noble Italian family who fled 
her family ... of worldly goods conflicted with the comfort and security she found 
there. [DOC] [TLE] Capuchin poor clares.org [PAR] CLARE DE FAVARONE AND HER FAMILY Clare of Assisi was born in 1194. ... 
She practiced her faith, helped the poor, and lived an authentically Christian life. 
... her rich garments and sharing her food with the poor, even depriving herself .... 
like Francis' begins with the words, The form of life of the Order of Poor Sisters is
... [DOC] [TLE] St. Clare - The Franciscan Sisters of Allegany [PAR] Clare's parents, Favarone and Ortolana, were part of Assisi's nobility. ... While still 
a young girl, Clare showed a love of prayer and of the poor. She was also 
fascinated by Francis Bernardone, who had eleven followers already in 1209. ... 
and there exchanged her beautiful golden hair for a nun's veil and her rich gown 
for a... [DOC] [TLE] "Clare threw around poverty that irresistible charm which only ... [PAR] Nov 26, 2010 ... The Order of Poor Clare Nuns of Perpetual Adoration was founded in Paris, ... 
The new Order united the Franciscan form of living the Holy Gospel with special 
... given by

Question: She fled her rich Assisi family to found an order of "poor" nuns
Answer: Saint Clare