Saint Clare Of Assisi

She was known for her generosity and bravery, honesty and loyalty but most importantly being a peacemaker with a fearless heart. Saint Clare Of Assisi and was born on July 16 1194 and died August 11 1253. Saint Clare is from Italy, Assisi and was born to a very wealthy family. She was desired to give herself totally to God and leave behind all her wealth to live a humble and poor life. Saint Clare once heard the future Saint Francis preaching in the streets and felt like Francis would understand her wish to serve and be with God. Saint Clare and Francis both became very close friends over time. Then they both decided that when Palm Sunday came it would be Clare`s very important day while she was 18 years old. On Palm Sunday Clare attended mass dressed in beautiful clothes with the nobles, also the bishop attended this mass. Then at the altar Francis cut off Clare`s very long hair and Clare promised her life, love and spirit to Christ our God. Finally in the outskirts of town Clare started a group of nuns under Francis’s orders, it was called the Poor Clare`s. The poor Clare`s ate no meat and slept only on the ground. They lived a life of prayer, silence and fasting. She died after 27 years of illness but her community still exists today. Saint Clare was Canonized in 1255.

This Saint is inspirational because she dedicated her time to other people and always wanted the best for her community. She would think about others before herself and that is one of the reasons why she became a Saint. An example was she protected her home (Assisi) from invaders twice and instead of getting to safety she thought about everyone else’s safety first because she felt it was the right thing to do and to me that’s a true hero.

Saint Clare is also inspirational because she is an example of being brave, bold and a great leader. I think this because Clare wanted to serve and follow Christ and carry on the beliefs of the church to others. Saint Clare also really expressed her feeling and love towards God by praying several times each day in peace and quiet so that she could truly talk with God. Also I think Saint Clare shows bravery because as long as she knows God and Christ are with her she can do what is right without any doubts.

Saint clare is a very memorable person and can not be forgotten as a Saint. I feel we are a little alike because I do go to church and go to a catholic school where we talk a lot about our religion and I am always looking to help out others when in need and support my family and friends before myself. Also I am a little different than her because  I think Saint Clare of Assisi made some very wise and interesting choices before and after becoming a Saint but she was happy with what she was doing. Just remember you’re never making a bad choice when it comes to following and serving Christ. And just like Saint Clare said “We become what we love + Who we love shapes what we become”. This is personally one of my favourite quotes that Clare said because I feel that we all need to calm our lives down and just take a moment to realize what we are doing to create the life we are living and make sure it’s something you're happy with.