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Saint Clare of Assisi Runaway Rich Girl
Clare is a wealthy noblewoman with a handsome fiancé, but all she wants is to belong totally to Jesus. Her friend Francis preaches about giving up everything to follow Jesus, but Clare’s father wants her to get married and stop causing trouble. Will Clare risk everything to follow Christ, or will she give in to her family’s wishes?
$14.95 U.S. ISBN 0-8198-9087-1
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Written and illustrated by
Kim Hee-Âju
Boston
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Library of Congress Control Number: 2016958828 CIP data is available. ISBN 10: 0-8198-9087-1 ISBN 13: 978-0-8198-9087-0 향기롭게 빛나는 클라라 (Shining Sweetly Clare) by KIM Hee-ju
© 2014 by KIM Hee-ju, www.pauline.or.kr. Originally published by Pauline Books & Media, Seoul, Korea. All rights reserved. Translated by Kyung Hee Yoon Scripture quotations contained herein are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright © 1989, 1993, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. “P” and PAULINE are registered trademarks of the Daughters of St. Paul. Copyright © 2017, Daughters of St. Paul for English Edition Published by Pauline Books & Media, 50 Saint Paul’s Avenue, Boston, MA 02130-3491 Printed in the U.S.A. SCOA VSAUSAPEOILL12-1210079 9087-1 www.pauline.org Pauline Books & Media is the publishing house of the Daughters of St. Paul, an international congregation of women religious serving the Church with the communications media.
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lady of assisi
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The year 1207
in the quiet town of assisi in the umbria region of italy
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ak c re e e
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look! that’s francis bernardone over there.
he used to be dressed in fine clothes. now he looks like a beggar!
stop
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a few months ago, he decided to give up everything. instead of becoming a knight he started dressing like that. i heard he begs for money so he can repair the run-Âdown san damiano church.
he is the son of a wealthy merchant. why would he give up his inheritance? why does he seem so happy?
hum hum
thump thump thump
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that rascal bernardone!
how dare bernaRdone tell me he’s going to build an area in town for the merchants!
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please relax, brother.
he must think i’m a pushover, monaldo! i am the nobleman here, not him.
listen,
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don’t worry, brother. this cloth merchant will not tell the noble offreduccio family what to do!
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although bernardone is rich and the leader of the shopkeepers, he is still just a commoner.
bernardone has disinherited his son, francis, because he kept giving everything away.
i guess we’ll see. . . .
is he the one who’s been wearing rags and begging for money?
oh, did you hear?
!
that’s the one.
bernardone brought francis to bishop guido because he was giving away his family’s money. but francis just returned to his father all the clothes he was wearing and promised to ask nothing more from bernaRdone!
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haha!
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what a nut! bernardone should focus on managing his crazy son instead of bothering me!
francis isn’t crazy. there’s something special about him.
....
hmmm
father, i’m home!
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in the beginning of the thirteenth century, the working people of assisi and many other italian towns fought to gain more freedom from the rich nobles. in 1202, the people of assisi tried to take over the city. civil war broke out. the nobles sought assistance from the nearby city of perugia.
during the war, clare’s family fled to perugia.
with perugia’s help, the nobles of assisi were able to regain control of their city. the offreduccios returned to assisi in 1205, when clare was eleven years old.
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crinkle
1211, assisi
hmm . . .
he wants to marry clare?
this marriage would definitely be to our family’s benefit.
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thanks, bona*! wear this!
my dear clare, you are always happiest after praying.
i love to pray!
clare was most at peace when she was thinking about god. she also had a generous spirit. . . .
* Bona di Guelfuccio was Clare’s relative and frequent companion.
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i think i have some money left.
bona, wait a moment.
excuse me, child . . .
this is for you.
me?
thank you so much, lady!
! gasp
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