“Place your mind before the mirror of eternity! Place your soul in the brilliance of glory! And transform your entire being into the image of the Godhead Itself through contemplation”.

St Clare

Patron Saints for St Clare Parish

Pope Innocent IV (1253-54) eulogized Chiara Offreduccio; eldest daughter of Favorino Scifi, Count of Sasso-Rosso and his wife Ortalana. Soon she would be known forever as St Clare of Assisi. 

Meaning of her name: bright, clear, brilliant. 
Representation: holding a monstrance. 
Patroness of: embroiderers, goldsmiths, eye disease, needle workers, television, good weather, gilders, laundry workers.

The Poor Clares were founded in 1212 in Assisi, Italy, when St Francis received St Clare as a follower of his way of life.