Clare of Montefalco
Augustinian nun of Montefalco (1268-1308), abbess and mystic of the Passion of Christ; canonized by Leo XIII in 1881. Feast day August 17.
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Augustinian nun of Montefalco (1268-1308), abbess and mystic of the Passion of Christ; canonized by Leo XIII in 1881. Feast day August 17.
An Italian Augustinian nun of the 13th century, Clare of Montefalco distinguished herself through a life of extreme austerities and a deep d…