Apr 17

Blessed Chiara Gambacorti

April 17th XV century

Name
Clara (Femenino)
Celebrate
People named Clara use to celebrate 11-Aug:
Saint Clare of Assisi
Other saints
Other saints named Clara
Dead
in Pisa, in current Italy
Celebration
April 17th
In Pisa, Tuscany, blessed Chiara Gambacorti, who, after losing her husband, still very young advised by [saint Catherine of Siena] founded the monastery of saint Dominic and under austere rule and directed with wisdom and charity to the sisters, distinguished by having forgiven the murderer of her father and her brothers. Roman martyrology