释义 |
Clare A nun of the Franciscan order of St. Clare; in pl. (sometimes Poor Clares) the sisterhood instituted by St. Clare at Assisi c 1212; also called Minoresses from adopting the Franciscan rule and habit.
1608in Cath. Rec. Soc. Publ. (1914) XIV. 31 This Convent of Nazareth of the poor Clares erected in the Town of Graveling. a1660in J. Morris Troubles Cath. Forefathers (1872) vi. 277 The Rich Clares and Annunciates were their near neighbours. 1779A. Butler Lives Saints (ed. 2) III. 108 A new nunnery of Poor Clares being founded at Bologna. 1894A. M. Clarke Life St. Francis Borgia viii. 141 His youngest daughter had become a Poor Clare. |