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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