Clare of Assiosi (c1193-1253): mystical luminary

dc.contributor.author	Kourie, Celia
dc.date.accessioned	2012-06-19T06:34:09Z
dc.date.available	2012-06-19T06:34:09Z
dc.date.issued	2012-05
dc.identifier.citation	Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae, vol 38, no 1, pp 147-163	en
dc.identifier.issn	1017-0499
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/5827
dc.description	Peer reviewed	en
dc.description.abstract	March 18th, 2012 marks 800 years since the founding of the Poor Clares, commemorating the day that Chiara Offreducio, now known as Clare of Assisi, rejected her affluent way of life and followed Francis in a life of poverty and prayer. Although fragile in health, Clare was a strong woman whose determination enabled her to obtain the “privilege of poverty” for her Order. Clare’s mysticism is essentially incarnational, scriptural and kenotic. Gleaned from a few letters to Agnes of Prague, Clare’s mysticism has continued to influence numerous people, lay and religious, over the last eight centuries.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Church History Society of Southern Africa	en
dc.title	Clare of Assiosi (c1193-1253): mystical luminary	en
dc.type	Article	en