Clare was a beautiful young woman from a wealthy Assisi family. She heard St. Francis of Assisi speak and was drawn to join his ministry. She left home in secrecy and went to Francis one night. Francis cut her hair and provided her with a habit woven of coarse material. Clare went on to found the Poor Clares, an order of nuns who minister to the poor.
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