How would the life of Saint Clare of Assisi have played out if she was a Valley girl?’ is probably not a question you’ve ever ...

There came a point where this play became as predictable as night follows day. Clare (Arsema Thomas), who was to become St ...

Mr. Thoman is the author of a popular biography titled St. Francis of Assisi: Passion, Poverty, and the Man Who Transformed the Church. His latest book is St. Clare of Assisi: Light from the Cloister.

Clare was born in 1193 to a wealthy and noble family. She gave up her noble title and her wealth in order to live poorly and humbly, adopting the lifestyle that Francis of Assisi espoused.

Recently, we had the chance to speak with Liz Kettle, who plays Peppa, one of Clare’s servants. We discussed how she went ...

Clare of Assisi lived out her life enclosed in a convent, surviving Francis by 27 years until her own death in 1253. Despite hagiographic efforts to romanticize this period, ...

2012 marks the the 800th anniversary of St. Clare leaving her parents' home in Assisi to join St. Francis and found the Poor Clare Order. This exhibit celebrates this event and our University's ...

In this presentation, Catherine M. Mooney discusses highlights of her recent book on Clare of Assisi’s and her allies’ struggles and shares her current research on how Clare, after her death, was ...

St. Clare was born in Assisi in Italy on July 16, 1194 and died there on August 11, 1253. Her father was a wealthy Count who owned a large palace and a castle. Her mother belonged to a noble family.