Blessed Clare Agolanti of Rimini
- Also known as
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Clare of Rimini
Chiara Agolanti
- Memorial
- 10 February
- Profile
- Nobility.
Married twice, she spent most of her time in dissolute, sinful pleasures.
When her father and brother were executed in civil disturbances, Clare changed her life completely.
She became a Franciscan tertiary and founded a convent, though she never became a nun.
In an attempt to make up for her earlier life, she practiced penances that were considered extreme even by 14th century standards.
- Born
- 1282 at Rimini, Italy
- Died
- 10 February 1344 at Rimini, Italy of natural causes
- Beatified
- 1784 (cultus confirmed)
- Additional Information
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New Catholic Dictionary
Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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