Feast of Saint Clare of the Cross (Saint Clare of Montefalco)

Clare (1268?-1308) was an Augustinian nun noted for her devotion to the Passion of Christ (for that reason, she is sometimes called Saint Clare of the Cross).

In her community of sisters, she was a model of religious life according to the ideals of Augustine. As superior of her convent, she constantly urged her sisters to practice self-denial and to seek holiness. She was given the gift of knowledge, which she used to defend the Christian faith.

Here is her shrine in Montefalco, Italy.