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Franciscana Collection: Clare of Assisi

The many faces of Franciscans: highlights and essential sources in the Duns Scotus Library Franciscana room.

Clare: Books

Clare of Assisi and the Poor Sisters in the Thirteenth Century by Alberzoni, M.P.
Call Number: 271.338 Al1
1. Clare and the Papacy--2. San Damiano in 1228: A Contribution to the "Clarian Question"--3. Sorores Minores and Ecclesiastical Authority to the Pontificate of Urban IV--4. The Papacy and New Women's Religious Orders--Appendices.

Writings & Early Sources, Biographies & Studies

Clare of Assisi: A Biographical Study by Peterson, I.
Call Number: 271.337 P44
ISBN: 0819909645
Francis and Clare : the complete works by Armstrong, R. & Brady, I. (trs.)
Call Number: 271.324 Ar5
ISBN: 0809124467
from the series Classics of Western Spirituality
The First Franciscan Woman: Clare of Assisi and her Form of Life by Carney, M.
Call Number: 271.337 C21
ISBN: 0819909629

Sta. Chiarra D'Assisi

Library plaque; underglazed ceramic. Copy from Simone Martini's polyptych in the Basilica of St. Francis, Assisi (1285-1344).