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Tuesday, July 14, 2009

July 16


Born this day in 1836, Marietta Holley. A humorist writer as popular as Mark Twain. Ms. Holley published under the name, "Josiah Allen's wife". Mrs. Allen who lived in a small town and often traveled. Always packed her small town common sense and wisdom that always helped the big city folk out- and with much laughter.
Cliara Offreduccio was born this day in 1194.
Religious founder of "The Order of Saint Clair" better known as the "Poor Clair's".
Fleeing her father's home to avoid a marriage, Clair found protection with Saint Frances of Assisi as one of his followers. This lead Clair to founding a sister-
order named "The Poor Ladies" and only after Saint Clair's death was the name changed to "The Order of the Saint Clare's" an order that still exist today.
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