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The Lady: Clare of Assisi : Early Documents

The Lady: Clare of Assisi: Early Documents is a collection of primary source materials that offer insight into the life and times of Clare of Assisi, an influential figure in the history of the Catholic Church. The documents include letters, sermons, and other writings that provide a glimpse into her spiritual journey and the development of the Franciscan order. more

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Clare of Assisi
Clare of Assisi

Clare of Assisi, born on July 16, 1194 in Assisi, Italy, and died on August 11, 1253, was a Christian saint and a co-founder of the Franciscan Order. Known for her piety, simplicity, and charitable lifestyle, she had a profound impact on posterity. more

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“A man hath riches. Whence came they, and whither go they? for this is the way to form a judgment of the esteem which they and their possessor deserve. If they have been acquired by fraud or violence, if they make him proud and vain, if they minister to luxury and intemperance, if they are avariciously hoarded up and applied to no proper use, the possessor becomes odious and contemptible.”

“He who does the most good is the greatest man. Power, authority, dignity, honors, wealth and station--these are so far valuable as they put it into the hands of men to be more exemplary and more useful than they could be in an obscure and private life. But then these are means conducting to an end, and that end is goodness.”