(Chiara Agolanti) (1282-1346) Matron, Poor Clare, born Rimini, Italy; died there. Having led a dissipated life, she repented, and as a Franciscan tertiary resolved to expiate her sins by penance. Later she became a Poor Clare and superioress at Rimini. Beatified, 1784. Buried in cathedral of Rimini. Feast, Rimini, February 10,.
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