RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Clare of Assisi

1193 - 1253

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Chiara Offreduccio (16 July 1194 – 11 August 1253), known as Clare of Assisi (sometimes spelled Clara, Clair or Claire; Italian: Chiara d'Assisi), is an Italian saint who was one of the first followers of Francis of Assisi. Inspired by the teachings of St. Francis, she founded the Order of Poor Ladies, a monastic religious order for women in the Franciscan tradition. The Order of Poor Ladies was different from any other order or convent because it followed a rule of strict poverty. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Clare of Assisi is the 202nd most popular religious figure (down from 122nd in 2019), the 209th most popular biography from Italy (down from 127th in 2019) and the 87th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Clare of Assisi is most famous for being the founder of the order of the Poor Clares, a monastic order of nuns.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Clare of Assisi ranks 202 out of 3,187. Before her are Pope Callixtus II, Pope Urban IV, Pope Leo III, Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib, Pope Evaristus, and Sarah. After her are Pope Martin V, Pope Boniface I, Pope Eugene III, Pope Martin IV, Philip Melanchthon, and Margaret the Virgin.

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Among people born in 1193, Clare of Assisi ranks 1. After her are Minhaj-i-Siraj, Juliana of Liège, and Matthias II, Duke of Lorraine. Among people deceased in 1253, Clare of Assisi ranks 1. After her are Dōgen, Wenceslaus I of Bohemia, Theobald I of Navarre, Violant of Hungary, Otto II, Duke of Bavaria, Theodore Komnenos Doukas, Robert Grosseteste, Amadeus IV, Count of Savoy, Henry I of Cyprus, Vykintas, and Agnes of Assisi.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Clare of Assisi ranks 209 out of 5,161. Before her are Pope Leo III (750), Adriano Celentano (1938), Constans (320), Leon Battista Alberti (1404), Cato the Elder (-243), and Messalina (17). After her are Gerolamo Cardano (1501), Pope Martin V (1369), Pope Boniface I (370), Guido of Arezzo (991), Pope Eugene III (1080), and Didius Julianus (133).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Clare of Assisi ranks 87. Before her are Pope Benedict XI (1240), John Bosco (1815), Padre Pio (1887), Rita of Cascia (1381), Pope John XII (937), and Pope Leo III (750). After her are Pope Martin V (1369), Pope Boniface I (370), Pope Eugene III (1080), Pope Alexander I (100), Pope John XIX (975), and Pope Pius I (90).

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