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St. Clare of Assisi
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Also Known As Primitive • Clarissine • Franciscan nun • Second Order of St. Francis • P.C. • Clarisse
Date 1212 - present
Related People St. Francis of Assisi • St. Clare of Assisi • St. Colette

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