Franciscan - Poor Clares

Poor Clares

The Poor Clares comprise several orders of nuns in the Catholic Church. The Poor Clares were the second Franciscan order to be established by Saints Clare of Assisi and Francis of Assisi.

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    “So hills and valleys into singing break;
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