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The monastic order widely recognized as the Poor Clares is officially designated as the Order of Saint Clare, with its Latin appellation being *Ordo Sanctae Clarae*.
Answer: True
The Order of Saint Clare, commonly known as the Poor Clares, derives its official name from the Latin *Ordo Sanctae Clarae*. Historically, they were also referred to as the Order of Poor Ladies.
Saint Clare of Assisi established the Order of Saint Clare entirely independently, without any collaborative input or significant influence from Saint Francis of Assisi.
Answer: False
This statement is false. The Order of Saint Clare is recognized as the second Franciscan branch, founded collaboratively by Saint Clare of Assisi and Saint Francis of Assisi, following the establishment of the Order of Friars Minor by Saint Francis in 1209.
The foundation of the Order of Saint Clare occurred on Palm Sunday in 1212, which was three years subsequent to Saint Francis's establishment of the Order of Friars Minor.
Answer: True
The Order of Saint Clare was founded by Saint Clare of Assisi and Saint Francis of Assisi on Palm Sunday in 1212, three years after Saint Francis established the Order of Friars Minor.
Popular tradition suggests that Saint Clare of Assisi originated from a family of modest means and entered the Poor Clares at a young age.
Answer: False
This statement is false. Popular tradition indicates that Saint Clare of Assisi came from a relatively affluent family in Assisi. She left her home at approximately age 17, inspired by Saint Francis, to embrace a life of religious poverty.
Saint Francis of Assisi counseled Saint Clare to adopt a less rigorous commitment to poverty, asserting that women were not suited for extreme asceticism.
Answer: False
This statement is false. Saint Francis of Assisi actively encouraged Saint Clare's pursuit of a life of extreme poverty, believing that women, like men, were fully capable of embracing such an ascetic path. This shared conviction was fundamental to the establishment of the Order of Saint Clare.
The first Poor Clare monastery was established adjoining the chapel of San Damiano in Assisi, with Saint Clare serving as its abbess.
Answer: True
By 1216, Saint Francis of Assisi assisted Saint Clare and her companions in establishing their first monastery adjacent to the chapel of San Damiano in Assisi, where Clare subsequently served as abbess.
Pope Urban IV officially renamed the order to the Order of St. Clare in 1263 to honor Saint Francis of Assisi.
Answer: False
This statement is false. Pope Urban IV officially renamed the order to the Order of St. Clare in 1263 as a tribute to Saint Clare of Assisi, not Saint Francis of Assisi.
What is the official Latin name for the order commonly known as the Poor Clares?
Answer: Ordo Sanctae Clarae
The official Latin name for the order commonly known as the Poor Clares is *Ordo Sanctae Clarae*.
Who were the primary founders of the Order of Saint Clare?
Answer: Saint Clare of Assisi and Saint Francis of Assisi
The Order of Saint Clare was founded by Saint Clare of Assisi in collaboration with Saint Francis of Assisi.
In what year was the Order of Saint Clare founded?
Answer: 1212
The Order of Saint Clare was founded in the year 1212.
What does popular tradition suggest about Saint Clare of Assisi's family background?
Answer: She came from a relatively well-to-do family.
Popular tradition indicates that Saint Clare of Assisi came from a relatively affluent family in Assisi. She left her home at approximately age 17, inspired by Saint Francis, to embrace a life of religious poverty.
The rule formulated by Saint Clare for her order stipulated communal property ownership to ensure the financial stability of the nuns.
Answer: False
This statement is false. Saint Clare's rule emphasized extreme poverty, mandating that the nuns live solely from alms and explicitly forbidding the possession of property, whether individually or communally.
The *Privilegium paupertatis* was a papal bull that granted the Poor Clares the legal right to collectively own property.
Answer: False
This statement is false. The *Privilegium paupertatis* was a papal bull that protected Saint Clare's vow of poverty, specifically safeguarding her order's determination not to possess property and to live solely from alms.
Cardinal Ugolino's monastic rule, developed for the expanding female Franciscan communities, permitted the holding of property in trust.
Answer: True
Cardinal Ugolino (later Pope Gregory IX) formulated a monastic rule for burgeoning female Franciscan communities that allowed for property to be held in trust by the papacy, though Saint Clare herself did not adopt this specific rule.
The Urbanist Poor Clares adhere to Saint Clare's original rule that forbids any possessions, while the 'Primitive' Poor Clares adopted a rule that permits communal property ownership.
Answer: False
This statement is false. The Urbanist Poor Clares (OSC) adopted a rule, amended by Pope Urban IV, that permits communal property ownership. Communities adhering to Saint Clare's original, stricter rule forbidding possessions are known as 'Primitive' Poor Clares (PC).
What was distinctive about the rule Saint Clare established for her order regarding poverty?
Answer: It required the nuns to live solely from alms and not possess property.
Saint Clare's rule emphasized extreme poverty, mandating that the nuns live solely from alms and explicitly forbidding the possession of property, whether individually or communally.
What was the purpose of the *Privilegium paupertatis*?
Answer: To protect the Poor Clares' determination not to own property.
The *Privilegium paupertatis* was a papal bull that protected Saint Clare's vow of poverty, specifically safeguarding her order's determination not to possess property and to live solely from alms.
How did Cardinal Ugolino's monastic rule differ from Clare's original rule?
Answer: It allowed property to be held in trust by the papacy.
Cardinal Ugolino's monastic rule permitted property to be held in trust by the papacy for the communities, differing from Saint Clare's original rule which forbade possession.
Which of the following branches of Poor Clares adopted a rule permitting communal property ownership?
Answer: Urbanist Poor Clares (OSC)
The Urbanist Poor Clares (OSC) adopted a rule, amended by Pope Urban IV, that permits communal property ownership.
What principle do the 27 Poor Clare monasteries in the Philippines adhere to regarding income?
Answer: They rely on alms and generosity, not having a permanent income.
The 27 Poor Clare monasteries in the Philippines adhere to the 'privilege of poverty,' relying on alms and generosity rather than possessing a permanent income.
Pope Innocent IV formally approved the Rule of Saint Clare in 1263, subsequent to Pope Urban IV's amendment of the same rule.
Answer: False
This statement is false. Pope Innocent IV approved the Rule of Saint Clare in 1253, shortly before Saint Clare's death. Pope Urban IV later amended the rule in 1263, and also officially renamed the order in her honor.
The Colettine Poor Clares (PCC) and the Capuchin Poor Clares (OSCCap) represent distinct branches established in the 15th and 16th centuries, respectively.
Answer: True
The Colettine Poor Clares (PCC), founded in the 15th century, and the Capuchin Poor Clares (OSCCap), founded in the 16th century, are significant branches of the order with unique constitutions.
In the 15th century, Colette of Corbie founded an entirely new monastic order, separate from the Poor Clares, dedicated to contemplative prayer.
Answer: False
This statement is false. Colette of Corbie was a significant reformer within the Poor Clares, instrumental in restoring the primitive rule of strict poverty to existing monasteries. Her followers became known as the Colettine Poor Clares (PCC), a branch within the larger order.
Saint Colette of Corbie, born in 1381, was instrumental in restoring the strict vows of poverty within the Franciscan order.
Answer: True
Saint Colette of Corbie, born in 1381, was a pivotal figure who, inspired by visions, worked to restore the primitive rule of strict poverty within the Franciscan order, aligning with the ideals of Saint Clare.
Which Pope approved the Rule of Saint Clare in 1253?
Answer: Pope Innocent IV
Pope Innocent IV approved the Rule of Saint Clare in 1253.
Which branch of the Poor Clares, founded in 1410, is known for restoring the primitive rule?
Answer: Colettine Poor Clares (PCC)
The Colettine Poor Clares (PCC), founded in 1410, are known for restoring the primitive rule of poverty within the order.
Who was Colette of Corbie?
Answer: A 15th-century figure who restored the primitive rule of poverty.
Colette of Corbie was a 15th-century reformer who restored the primitive rule of strict poverty within the Franciscan order, leading to the establishment of the Colettine Poor Clares (PCC).
Which of the following individuals is recognized as a Saint within the Order of Saint Clare?
Answer: Saint Catherine of Bologna
Saint Catherine of Bologna is recognized as a canonized Saint associated with the Order of Saint Clare.
As documented in 2011, the global population of Poor Clare nuns surpassed 20,000 individuals, distributed across more than 75 nations.
Answer: True
As of 2011, there were over 20,000 Poor Clare nuns globally, residing in more than 75 countries. They are organized into various federations and follow diverse observances.
The first Poor Clare monastery in England was established in London in 1286 and was known as the 'Minoresses'.
Answer: False
This statement is false. The first Poor Clare monastery in England was founded in 1286 in Newcastle upon Tyne. While the nuns were known as 'Minoresses' and a principal monastery was later established near Aldgate in London, Newcastle was the initial foundation site.
Mary Ward established a Poor Clare monastery in Gravelines, France, in 1609, which subsequently served as a sanctuary for English nuns.
Answer: True
This statement is true. Following the dissolution of monasteries in England under King Henry VIII, Mary Ward founded a Poor Clare monastery in Gravelines, France, in 1609. This community provided a refuge for English nuns seeking to continue their religious life.
Following expulsion from France, the Poor Clare community eventually relocated to England, establishing a monastery in Darlington that operated until 2007.
Answer: True
After being expelled from Gravelines, France, the Poor Clare community established a monastery in Darlington, England, in 1857, which continued its operations until 2007.
The Poor Clares Order in Ireland is recognized as the longest-surviving female religious community in the country.
Answer: True
The Poor Clares Order holds the distinction of being the longest continuously existing female religious community in Ireland, celebrating its 382nd anniversary of presence in the country as of 2024.
The Galway Poor Clares monastery traces its historical roots to a foundation in Belgium, not France.
Answer: False
This statement is false. The Poor Clares monastery on Nuns' Island in Galway traces its historical lineage back to the monastery in Gravelines, France.
Marianna Cheevers was the first abbess of the exclusively Irish Poor Clare convent established in the 17th century.
Answer: False
This statement is false. Marianna Cheevers, an Irish woman who joined the Poor Clares in Gravelines, France, was instrumental in establishing an exclusively Irish convent, but Cisly Dillon was selected as its first abbess.
Cisly Dillon, aged 22, was selected by the founding nuns to lead the new Irish Poor Clare convent as its first abbess.
Answer: True
Cisly Dillon, at the age of 22, was chosen by the five founding Irish nuns to serve as the first abbess of their newly established convent.
The first Poor Clares arrived in Ireland in June 1629 and settled in Dublin, establishing a convent on Merchants' Quay.
Answer: True
The first Poor Clares arrived in Ireland in June 1629 and initially settled in Dublin, establishing their convent on Merchants' Quay.
Monastic life was permanently re-established by fifteen Poor Clare nuns on the site in Galway in 1825, after centuries of disruption due to war and persecution.
Answer: True
Following centuries of disruption caused by war and persecution, monastic life was permanently re-established by fifteen Poor Clare nuns in Galway in 1825.
The initial attempt to establish the Poor Clares in the United States in the early 1800s was successful and led to immediate expansion.
Answer: False
An early attempt to establish the Poor Clares in the United States in the early 19th century, undertaken by three refugee nuns from Revolutionary France, proved abortive. The order was not permanently established in the U.S. until the late 1870s.
According to 2011 data, approximately how many Poor Clare nuns were there globally?
Answer: Over 20,000
According to data from 2011, the global number of Poor Clare nuns exceeded 20,000.
Where was the first Poor Clare monastery in England founded in 1286?
Answer: Newcastle upon Tyne
The first Poor Clare monastery in England was founded in 1286 in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Which community traces its historical roots to the Poor Clares monastery in Gravelines, France?
Answer: The Nuns' Island monastery in Galway, Ireland
The Poor Clares monastery on Nuns' Island in Galway traces its historical lineage back to the monastery in Gravelines, France.
Who was Marianna Cheevers?
Answer: An Irish woman who joined the Gravelines abbey and helped establish an Irish convent.
Marianna Cheevers, an Irish woman, joined the Poor Clares in Gravelines, France, and was instrumental in establishing an exclusively Irish convent.
Who was selected as the first abbess for the exclusively Irish Poor Clare convent?
Answer: Cisly Dillon
Cisly Dillon, at the age of 22, was chosen by the five founding Irish nuns to serve as the first abbess of their newly established convent.
When did the first Poor Clares arrive in Ireland and where did they initially settle?
Answer: June 1629, in Dublin
The first Poor Clares arrived in Ireland in June 1629 and initially settled in Dublin, establishing their convent on Merchants' Quay.
In which year was monastic life permanently re-established by the Poor Clares in Galway?
Answer: 1825
Following centuries of disruption caused by war and persecution, monastic life was permanently re-established by fifteen Poor Clare nuns in Galway in 1825.
Which Poor Clare branch has monasteries in locations like Bruges (Belgium) and Eindhoven (Netherlands)?
Answer: Colettine Poor Clares
The Colettine Poor Clares (PCC) branch has monasteries in continental European locations such as Bruges (Belgium) and Eindhoven (Netherlands). Other branches are present in various European countries.
When did Jerónima of the Assumption and her sisters arrive in Manila to found the Real Monasterio de Santa Clara?
Answer: August 5, 1621
Jerónima of the Assumption and her sisters arrived in Manila on August 5, 1621, to found the Real Monasterio de Santa Clara.
How many Poor Clare monasteries are there in the Philippines?
Answer: 27
There are 27 Poor Clare monasteries located in the Philippines.
Why was the Colettine Poor Clare community expelled from Düsseldorf, Germany, leading them to establish a monastery in Cleveland, Ohio?
Answer: Because of government policies during the Kulturkampf.
The Colettine Poor Clare community was expelled from Düsseldorf, Germany, due to government policies during the Kulturkampf, leading them to establish a monastery in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1877.
The Gravelines Poor Clare monastery experienced no significant disasters and operated without interruption until the French Revolution.
Answer: False
This statement is false. The Gravelines Poor Clare monastery faced considerable challenges, including a fire in 1626, an explosion in 1654, and ultimately expulsion by the French Revolutionary Army in 1795.
During the Reformation, nuns in Catholic monasteries in Germany were compelled to leave their convents and return to their families or other support networks.
Answer: True
The Reformation significantly impacted Catholic monasteries in Germany, leading to the expulsion of nuns from their convents and requiring them to seek refuge with families or other support systems.
Persecution under the Penal Laws and repeated destruction of monasteries significantly disrupted the Poor Clares' presence in Ireland over centuries.
Answer: True
The Poor Clares' presence in Ireland over several centuries was significantly disrupted by persecution under the Penal Laws and the repeated destruction of their monasteries.
What significant challenges did the Gravelines Poor Clare monastery face in the 17th century?
Answer: A fire in 1626 and an explosion in 1654, followed by expulsion in 1795.
The Gravelines Poor Clare monastery faced significant challenges, including a fire in 1626, an explosion in 1654, and ultimately expulsion by the French Revolutionary Army in 1795.
What major factor led to the disruption and scattering of the Poor Clare community in Ireland during the 17th century?
Answer: An order from England mandating closure of religious houses, war, and persecution under the Penal Laws.
The Poor Clares' presence in Ireland over several centuries was significantly disrupted by persecution under the Penal Laws and the repeated destruction of their monasteries, exacerbated by events like an order for closure in 1630 and subsequent wars.
What significant event occurred in Belorado, Spain, involving the Poor Clares in the 2020s?
Answer: Conflicts with the Vatican resulting in excommunication of members.
In the 2020s, a Poor Clares convent in Belorado, Spain, experienced conflicts with the Vatican, leading to the excommunication of ten of its members.
What challenge did the Poor Clares in Toulouse, France, face after the Black Plague?
Answer: Their numbers drastically reduced, leading to internal conflict over adherence to vows.
Following the Black Plague and subsequent wars, the Poor Clares in Toulouse, France, experienced a severe reduction in numbers, leading to internal conflicts regarding adherence to vows and necessitating reform movements.
The Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) is operated by the Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration located in Alabama.
Answer: True
The Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) is operated by the Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration, a contemplative order whose foundation in Alabama serves as its operational base.
Who is recognized as the patron saint of television?
Answer: Saint Clare of Assisi
Saint Clare of Assisi was declared the patron saint of television by the Catholic Church in 1958.