St. Clara Quiz

St. Clara Quiz Questions

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1) Where was St. Clara born?
a) Assisi
b) Brindisi
c) Siena
d) Rocca Secca

2) How old was St. Clara when the preaching of St. Francis of Assisi influenced her?
a) 14 years
b) 16 years
c) 18 years
d) 20 years

3) Where was St. Clara sent by St. Francis?
a) Benedictine convent
b) Dominican convent
c) Capuchin convent
d) Franciscan convent

4) What is the name of St. Clara’s sister who followed her to Sant Angelo?
a) Agnes
b) Mary
c) Martha
d) Susanna

5) When was St. Clara appointed superior?
a) 1193
b) 1201
c) 1211
d) 1215

6) What is the official name of the Order founded by St. Clara?
a) Order of Poor Ladies
b) Order of Cloistered Nuns
c) Society of Charity
d) Congregation of Blessed Sacrament

7) How the nuns who followed St. Clara came to be known?
a) Disciples of Good Shepherd
b) Poor Clares
c) Sisters of Charity
d) Sisters of Hope

8) Which convents asked for and received Privilege of Poverty?
a) Venice and Milan
b) Mantua and Bologna
c) Perugia and Florence
d) Sicily and Sardinia

9) When did St. Clara die?
a) 11 August 1253
b) 9 August 1251
c) 3 October 1248
d) 23 September 1244

10) Who canonized St. Clara?
a) Innocent IV
b) Alexander IV
c) Julius II
d) Martin V

St. Clara Quiz Answers

1) Where was St. Clara born?
a) Assisi

2) How old was St. Clara when the preaching of St. Francis of Assisi influenced her?
c) 18 years

3) Where was St. Clara sent by St. Francis?
a) Benedictine convent

4) What is the name of St. Clara’s sister who followed her to Sant Angelo?
a) Agnes

5) When was St. Clara appointed superior?
d) 1215

6) What is the official name of the Order founded by St. Clara?
a) Order of Poor Ladies

7) How the nuns who followed St. Clara came to be known?
b) Poor Clares

8) Which convents asked for and received Privilege of Poverty?
c) Perugia and Florence

9) When did St. Clara die?
a) 11 August 1253

10) Who canonized St. Clara?
b) Alexander IV