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St. Clare founded the “Poor Clares” order of nuns and was one of the first followers of St. Francis in early 13th c. Assisi. She devoted herself to a life of poverty.
Once when she was too ill to attend mass, she was able to see and hear the service projected on the wall of her room, so in 1958 Pope Pius XII designated her Patron Saint of Television. St. Clare is also the Patron Saint of against eye disease, Assisi, embroiderers, eyes, good weather, gilders, gold workers, goldsmiths, laundry workers, needle workers, Santa Clara Indian Pueblo, telegraphs, telephones, and television writers. Great that we still have a Patron Saint of Telegraphs.