Poor Clares

Fresco of Saint Clare and nuns of her Order, Chapel of San Damiano, Assisi

Mother Jeronima of the Assumption, P.C.C., by Diego Velázquez (1620)

Gothic altar in Cologne Cathedral dedicated to Poor Clare saints

The Poor Clares, officially the Order of Saint Clare, (Latin:Ordo sanctae Clarae) – originally referred to as the Order of Poor Ladies, and later the Clarisses, the Minoresses, the Franciscan Clarist Order, and the Second Order of St. Francis – are members of a contemplative Order of nuns in the Catholic Church. The Poor Clares were the second Franciscan Order to be established. Founded by Saints Clare of Assisi and Francis of Assisi on Palm Sunday in the year 1212, they were organized after the Order of Friars Minor (the first Order), and before the Third Order of Penance or tertiaries. As of 2011 there were over 20,000 Poor Clare nuns in over 75 countries throughout the world. They follow several different observances and are organized into federations.

单词	Minoresses
释义	Minoresses 英语百科 Poor Clares The Poor Clares, officially the Order of Saint Clare, (Latin:Ordo sanctae Clarae) – originally referred to as the Order of Poor Ladies, and later the Clarisses, the Minoresses, the Franciscan Clarist Order, and the Second Order of St. Francis – are members of a contemplative Order of nuns in the Catholic Church. The Poor Clares were the second Franciscan Order to be established. Founded by Saints Clare of Assisi and Francis of Assisi on Palm Sunday in the year 1212, they were organized after the Order of Friars Minor (the first Order), and before the Third Order of Penance or tertiaries. As of 2011 there were over 20,000 Poor Clare nuns in over 75 countries throughout the world. They follow several different observances and are organized into federations.
随便看	varray Varrel varriale varriated varrinho Varro Varroa Varroa destructor Varroa mite Varroa Mites varroas varroasis Varroatosis varroes Varro, Marcus Terentius Varronian Varroosis var. rosacea mak. varrs Varry VAR var.s varsal varsatile Vars, Col de