Saint Clare Of Assisi Research Paper

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The name of the saint that I choose to be confirmed by is Saint Clare of Assisi and her original name was Chiara Offreduccio. She was born in the country of Assisi Italy on the day of July, 16 1194 but unfortunately, she died on the day of August, 11 1253. Ortolana and Favorino Sciffi were the parents of saint Clare and her sister Saint Agnes of Assisi. Her parents were both rich and Clare was an intelligent little girl and was also coached to be smart in the subjects reading and writing. During her early years she respected and praised God in many ways. Chiara c That’s mean she was about 59 years old when she died and 2 years after she was canonized by Pope Alexander lV on ghygfiudshfsguofgsufgusg. She became a saint because she was very helpful.

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