St. Clare of Assisi | Pray for Us
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St. Clare of Assisi | Pray for Us
$30.00
Heavyweight 100% cotton shirt with a relaxed drop-shoulder fit, vintage garment wash, tonal chest embroidery, and a woven SIGNUMX interior neck label.
St. Clare of Assisi, the brave young woman who followed St. Francis and founded the Poor Clares, is honored on August 11 as the patron of television.
Quick Facts
| Feast Day | August 11, Memorial |
| Life & Canonization | Born 1194 in Assisi, Italy; died 1253 at San Damiano, Assisi |
| Patronage | Television, embroiderers, the Poor Clares, and those who ask prayers for their eyes |
| Symbols | A monstrance, a lamp, the brown Franciscan habit |
The Life of St. Clare of Assisi
Clare was a noble girl of Assisi who was moved to the heart by St. Francis's preaching. On the night after Palm Sunday in 1212 she slipped away from home, and Francis received her into a life of poverty and prayer.
She led the Poor Ladies at San Damiano for more than forty years, joined by her sister Agnes and later her mother. Her joy, courage and love for the Eucharist made her one of the great women of the Church.
“Blessed be You, O God, for having created me.”
St. Clare of Assisi
Shirt Details
- Fabric: Heavyweight 100% cotton
- Fit: Relaxed drop-shoulder
- Details: Chest embroidery, woven SIGNUMX neck label
- Care: Machine wash cold, tumble dry low
Get to Know St. Clare of Assisi
Patron of Television
Too ill to go to Christmas Mass one year, Clare saw and heard the liturgy on the wall of her room. In 1958 Pius XII named her patron of television.
She Held Up the Eucharist
When soldiers threatened San Damiano, Clare had the Blessed Sacrament brought to the door and prayed, and the attackers fled. She is often shown holding a monstrance.
She Left Home on Palm Sunday Night
Clare slipped out of her family's house after Palm Sunday in 1212, and St. Francis cut her hair at the little chapel of the Portiuncula.
Her Sister Followed
Just days later her younger sister Agnes joined her, and in time their mother Ortolana did too.
Gaze Upon Him
In letters to St. Agnes of Prague, Clare urged her to gaze upon Christ, consider Him and contemplate Him.
Patron of Embroiderers
Clare spun and sewed altar linens for churches even when she was sick in bed, so she is a patron of embroiderers.
Grateful to the End
Among her last words was a prayer of thanks: "Blessed be You, O God, for having created me."