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Community of St. Clare

Anglican Religious Communities
Origin from 1950

The Community of St Clare is a Franciscan Anglican religious order of nuns, representing the Second Order of the Anglican Franciscan movement and commonly called the Poor Clares, founded in 1950 and based at Freeland, near Witney, Oxfordshire, England. Its sisters live an enclosed, contemplative life, supporting themselves through activities including sewing, painting, printing and manufacturing altar breads, and they operate a guest house and retreat center at their convent. The community forms part of the broader Franciscan movement within the Anglican Communion and is associated with the Society of Saint Francis.

Facts
Classification
Kind of order
Anglican Religious Communities 1
Apostolate
Contemplative or Monastic Prayer 2
Apostolate
Charitable and Medical Work 2
Who may join
Women Only 1
Organisation
Ordination
Vowed Religious Profession (not ordained) 2
Practice
Liturgical Language
English 2
Status
Status Today
Living tradition, practised today 1
Origins
Origin Period
from 1950 1
Belief
Defining Doctrinal Position
Anglican Via Media 2
Connections

Belongs to Tradition

Rooted In

Source Wikipedia: Community of St. Clare

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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Community of St. Clare
Wikipedia
  • page categories
    Category:1950 establishments in England
  • Introduction, kind of order
    Clare (OSC) is a Franciscan Anglican religious order of nuns, and part of the wider Franciscan movement within the Anglican Communion.
  • Introduction, membership eligibility
    Clare (OSC) is a Franciscan Anglican religious order of nuns, and part of the wider Franciscan movement within the Anglican Communion.
  • Rooted In: Anglican Communion, Lead section
    The Community of St. Clare (OSC) is a Franciscan Anglican religious order of nuns, and part of the wider Franciscan movement within the Anglican Communion. The community, founded in 1950 and based at Freeland near Witney, Oxfordshire, England, is one of several associated with the Society of Saint Francis.
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