Poor Clares
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The Poor Clares are a contemplative Roman Catholic religious order of nuns who follow a life of poverty and prayer in the tradition of Saint Francis and Saint Clare of Assisi.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Poor Clares canonical | 13 |
| Urbanist Poor Clares | 3 |
| Poor Clare nuns | 2 |
| Poor Sisters of Saint Clare | 2 |
| Primitive Observance Poor Clares | 2 |
| Forma vitae of the Poor Ladies | 1 |
| Penitents of Assisi | 1 |
| Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic religious order
ⓘ
contemplative religious order ⓘ religious institute of pontifical right ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Order of Poor Clares
ⓘ
surface form:
Order of Saint Clare
Poor Ladies ⓘ Poor Clares ⓘ
surface form:
Poor Sisters of Saint Clare
|
| coFoundedBy |
Saint Francis of Assisi
ⓘ
surface form:
Francis of Assisi
|
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
community life
ⓘ
radical poverty ⓘ silence ⓘ |
| followsRule | Rule of Saint Clare ⓘ |
| followsSpiritualityOf |
Saint Clare of Assisi
ⓘ
Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Saint Clare of Assisi
ⓘ
surface form:
Clare of Assisi
|
| foundedInPlace | Assisi ⓘ |
| foundedInYear | 1212 ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| governanceForm | autonomous monasteries ⓘ |
| habitColor | brown ⓘ |
| hasBranch |
Order of Poor Clares
ⓘ
surface form:
Capuchin Poor Clares
Colettine Poor Clares ⓘ Poor Clares self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Primitive Observance Poor Clares
Poor Clares self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Urbanist Poor Clares
|
| hasMotherhouse |
San Damiano monastery, Assisi
ⓘ
surface form:
San Damiano, Assisi
|
| hasPrimaryCharism |
contemplative life
ⓘ
poverty ⓘ prayer ⓘ |
| hasSuperiorTitle | abbess ⓘ |
| hasVows |
chastity
ⓘ
enclosure ⓘ obedience ⓘ poverty ⓘ |
| liturgicalTradition |
Latin Church worldwide
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin Church
|
| memberDesignation |
nun
ⓘ
sister ⓘ |
| partOf | Franciscan family ⓘ |
| predecessorRule | Rule of Saint Benedict ⓘ |
| presentIn |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ Oceania ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| ruleApprovedBy | Pope Innocent IV ⓘ |
| ruleApprovedInYear | 1253 ⓘ |
| spiritualPractice |
Eucharistic adoration
ⓘ
Liturgy of the Hours ⓘ mental prayer ⓘ penance ⓘ |
| usesCordWithKnots | Franciscan cord ⓘ |
| wayOfLife | cloistered ⓘ |
Referenced by (25)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Francis of Assisi
this entity surface form:
Poor Clare nuns
this entity surface form:
Poor Clare nuns
this entity surface form:
Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration
this entity surface form:
Urbanist Poor Clares
this entity surface form:
Poor Sisters of Saint Clare
this entity surface form:
Urbanist Poor Clares
this entity surface form:
Primitive Observance Poor Clares
this entity surface form:
Poor Sisters of Saint Clare
this entity surface form:
Urbanist Poor Clares
this entity surface form:
Primitive Observance Poor Clares
this entity surface form:
Forma vitae of the Poor Ladies
this entity surface form:
Penitents of Assisi