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John Paul II referred to the Guadalupe Event as "a model of evangelization perfectly inculturated

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Because He who is mighty has done great things for me

Mother most admirable

Folk Art Retablo Saint Clare of Assisi Santa Clare of Assisi Eye Disorders Needle Workers Television Software Developers John Paul II referred toTitle: "Santa Clare." St. Clare of Assisi was born into great wealth and abandoned it all, becoming one of the first followers of St. Francis of Assisi. She founded the order of Poor Clares, a monastic religious order for women in the Franciscan tradition, and wrote their Rule of Life, the first set of monastic guidelines known to have been written by a woman. Her mother and sister joined her in the monastery. She restored the Rule of severe poverty,