<noembed><nolayer><div style="position:absolute; left:0; top:-100; display:none;"> The huge, distinctive buttresses<br> Sightseeing in Italy picture - The 13th century church contains St Clare&#39;s remains. Born in 1193 into one of the noblest families of Assisi, Clare gave all of her wealth to the poor &#38; founded, together with St Francis, the Order of the Poor Clares. She was canonized in 1255. More info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_Santa_Chiara </div></nolayer></noembed>
 
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The “Basilica of Saint Clare”
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The huge, distinctive buttresses

The huge, distinctive buttresses

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The 13th century church contains St Clare's remains. Born in 1193 into one of the noblest families of Assisi, Clare gave all of her wealth to the poor & founded, together with St Francis, the Order of the Poor Clares. She was canonized in 1255. More info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_Santa_Chiara
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