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Record Number: 13716 Author(s)/Creator(s): Prinzivalli , Emanuela. Contributor(s): Title: Le fonti agiografiche come documenti per la vita di Chiara [Sources for Clare's life are scarce; these include her writings, acts of her canonization process, and her earliest legend; this text, often attributed to Thomas of Celano, can be checked against the testimony in the canonization process; and it represents a moment in the history of the Franciscan movement; individual details, present in recorded testimony, become adapted to hagiographic models in the legend and, even more so, in papal bulls concerning the canonization; the legend emphasizes Clare's love of poverty, but her confrontation with Gregory IX over a life of poverty is deemphasized; the Franciscans had become institutionalized and could not present Clare as a rebel]. Source: Hagiographica: Rivista di agiografia e biografia della società internazionale per lo studio del Medioevo Latino/ Journal of Hagiography and Biography of Società Internazionale per lo studio del Medioevo Latino 4, ( 1997): Pages 197 - 219. Description: Article Type: Journal Article Subject (See Also): Alexander IV, Pope Canonization of Saints Clare of Assisi, Saint Francis of Assisi, Saint Gregory IX, Pope Hagiography Innocent IV, Pope Poverty Thomas of Celano, Franciscan Women in Religion Award Note: Geographic Area: Italy Century: 13 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1997. Language: Italian ISSN/ISBN: 11241225

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