Introduction

The poor clares, as they were sometimes called, were formed in 12 12 by clare of assise. Clare had her own order, and she put down some pretty strict rules for every one to follow. They weren't allowed to own any property, nor could they have much money. Anything they owned was to be given to them by the people in their community. Now over the years, the poor clares grew in number and spread out across europe and the americas,. in luding belgium. There in the city of bruges, there was a 600 year old convent that had been home to a group of clares. They loved it there and kept mostly