The privilege of poverty

Mueller, Joan, 1956-

The privilege of poverty Clare of Assisi, Agnes of Prague, and the struggle for a Franciscan rule for women / [electronic resource] : Joan Mueller. - University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, c2006. - 1 online resource (x, 182 p.) : ill.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [164]-177) and index.

Clare: the beginnings -- The privilege of having nothing -- Agnes of Prague -- Agnes's privilege of poverty -- Innocent IV -- The rule of Saint Clare -- Epilogue: Agnes of Prague after Clare's death.

0271030429 (electronic bk.) 9780271030425 (electronic bk.)


Clare, of Assisi, Saint, 1194-1253.
Agnes, Princess of Bohemia, 1211-1282.


Poor Clares--History.


RELIGION--Institutions & Organizations.


Electronic books.

BX4362 / .M84 2006eb

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