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Poor Clares of St. Colette

religious order
Also known as: Colettine Poor Clare, P.C.C.
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The Poor Clares of St. Colette, also known as Colettine Poor Clares, are a branch of the Franciscan Order of St. Clare. This Roman Catholic religious order of nuns was cofounded by St. Clare of Assisi and St. Francis of Assisi in 1212. St. Colette, a Franciscan abbess, reformed the Poor Clares in the early 15th century, restoring their original strict observance of poverty and austerity. The Colettine Poor Clares are known for their devotion to prayer, penance, contemplation, and manual work, often living under strict enclosure and severe fasts.12

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