Unità documentaria 0450 - S. Clara

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The image depicts St Clare of Assisi with the Basilica of St Francis of Assisi in the background and two cherubims holding the Rule. St Clare is depicted with the monstrance in her hand. In Christian iconography, the saint is always seen with a monstrance when in reality, the monstrance came only into use in the sixteenth century. Thus, when Assisi was under siege, St. Clare protected her monastery from the invaders by holding up the ciborium with the Blessed Sacrament. This image is a memento of thanksgiving by the Sections of St Elizabeth and St Clare of the Maltese Catholic Action on their twenty-fifth anniversary.