Meaning of Poor Lady | Babel Free

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Synonym of Poor Clare: a nun of the Order of Saint Clare.

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“...his widow became a Poor Lady in the convent of Strala, where she long fulfilled the office of abbess...”

“Following Francis' example, Clare founded an order of religious women known as the Poor Ladies of Assisi (like Francis' Poor Men), and later as the Clarissas or Poor Clares in her honor.”

“The rule of Urban IV also clarified the nomenclature of the Clarissas, with the pope designating the group as the Order of St. Claire rather than Poor Ladies, or Poor Recluses, of San Damiano.”

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