Saint
Saint Clare of Assisi
- Country / origin
- Italy
- Life
- 1194–1253
- Feast
- 11 August
Awaiting theological review
Who was this?
Follower of Saint Francis and foundress of the Poor Clares, a contemplative order of radical poverty.
Patron of
- contemplative life
- communication and television
- spiritual clarity
When to ask for intercession
- discernment
- simplicity
- prayer
- needing to see a situation more clearly
A short prayer
Saint Clare, help me to look at Christ and to see clearly what God is asking of me.
Written for Lumen as a simple personal prayer of intercession — not a liturgical text.
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