This documentary features two programs.  First, St. Clare of Assisi reveals the extraordinary life of St. Clare, a woman who reached the highest summits of Christian mysticism, who knew how to defend her decisions and who built a social reality that challenges the centuries.

Along with medieval harmonies composed by Oscar-winning musicians, the exquisite photography explores all of the sacred places in and around Assisi that characterize the life of Clare and that of Francis.  The testimony of a Poor Clare in the 40-minute documentary, moreover, exemplifies the figure of Clare in today's world.

The second program, included as a bonus, is Poor Clares: A Hidden Presence. More than twenty thousand women today follow the example of Clare of Assisi in monasteries scattered throughout the world -- the cloistered convent, a city in prayer and a hidden presence with a love without reserve for all humanity.

The Poor Clares present in this 30 - minute documentary speak of their realization as women, mothers and sisters inside the closed walls of a monastery.

Special Features:

• English, Spanish and Italian languages
• Chapter titles for easy scene access
• Bonus program - "The Poor Clares: A Hidden Presence" (in English and Italian)

MPAA Rating :  Not Rated

USCCB Rating :  Not Rated

Run Time:  70 Minutes