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Clare was canonized on 26 September 1255 by Pope Alexander IV, [20] [21] and her feast day was immediately inserted in the General Roman Calendar for celebration on 12 August, the day after her death, as 11 August was already assigned to Saints Tiburtius and Susanna, two 3rd-century Roman martyrs.
Apr 2, 2014 · In August 1255, Pope Alexander IV canonized Clare, and today the Order of Saint Clare numbers more than 20,000 sisters worldwide, with more than 70 countries represented.
Aug 7, 2024 · St. Clare of Assisi (born July 16, 1194, Assisi, duchy of Spoleto [Italy]—died August 11, 1253, Assisi; canonized 1255; feast day August 11) was an abbess and founder of the Poor Clares (Clarissines).
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At Pope Innocent's request, the canonization process for Clare began immediately, and two years later in 1255, Pope Alexander IV canonized Clare as Saint Clare of Assisi. The construction of the Basilica of Saint Clare was finished in 1260, and on October 3, 1260 Clare's remains were transferred there and buried beneath the high altar.
Because of this vision, she has been pronounced the patron saint of television and the patron of sore eyes. St. Clare died in Assisi on August 11, 1253. She was canonized quickly – on September 26, 1255, by Pope Alexander IV.
Met Francis (later St. Francis of Assisi) and entered religious life (1212); became abbess of the Poor Ladies (1215); canonized as St. Clare (1255). On the night of Palm Sunday, in the year 1212, a 17-year-old girl was removing, with her bare hands, the heavy beams that covered the "door of the dead" in her family's luxurious home in Assisi ...
Two years later, September 26, 1255, Clare was solemnly canonized by Alexander IV, and not long afterwards the building of the church of Santa Chiara, in honor of Assisi’s second great saint, was begun under the direction of Filippo Campello, one of the foremost architects of the time. On October 3, 1260, Clare’s remains were transferred ...
